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| Date: | Friday 9 September 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Enstrom 480B |
| Owner/operator: | Fortuna Air |
| Registration: | LZ-VID |
| MSN: | 5022 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cherna skala, near Kardzhali, Kardzhali province -
 Bulgaria
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Bulgaria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Enstrom 480B was spraying the local pine forests against insects when apparently an engine failure occurred. The pilot tried to make an emergency landing on a slope, but failed and the helicopter crashed from a height of 5-6 metres. The pilot sustained a broken leg and was hospitalised.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.24chasa.bg/novini/article/5753058
https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/407332/lz-vid-fortuna-air-enstrom-480b/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Fortuna-Air/Enstrom-480B/2584884/M
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep-2016 13:51 | Solarian | Added |
| 14-Sep-2016 15:08 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
| 29-Mar-2024 15:27 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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