Accident Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri HP-007HC, Wednesday 16 December 2015
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Date:Wednesday 16 December 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri
Owner/operator:Heliplan
Registration: HP-007HC
MSN: 1051
Year of manufacture:1999
Engine model:Turbomeca Arrius 2F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Comarca Ngobe -   Panama
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:David-Enrique Malek Airport (DAV/MPDA)
Destination airport:Comarca Ngobe
Investigating agency: AAC Panama
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Collision with trees when aborting the approach to a confining landing site.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: AAC Panama
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://avia-dejavu.net/ec120-1051-1100.htm
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.51.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2015 12:36 Aerossurance Added
19-Jan-2025 10:56 ASN Updated [Date, Time, Departure airport, Accident report, ]

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