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| Date: | Thursday 9 February 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Helicóptero Calquin |
| Registration: | CC-ARK |
| MSN: | 3677 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Los Toros, Maule -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter, engaged in inspection work of power lines, crashed under unkown circumstances. The pilot was seriously injured.
Cause: Loss of directional control after the sling rope became entangled in the tail rotor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/nacional/helicoptero-se-estrello-en-san-clemente-dejando-grave-a-su-piloto/20170209/nota/3379738.aspx
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Media:
Imágenes del accidente del Helicóptero Calquin en San Clemente VII Región, piloto se encuentra en hospital de Talca. @biobio @truenoinfo pic.twitter.com/9W9Hj0tZHM
— CNE-CONTROL R.M. (@fdo2000) 9 februari 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2017 07:44 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2017 07:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Feb-2017 09:27 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2018 19:39 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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