ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239677
Last updated: 16 September 2020
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| Date: | 04-AUG-2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 205 |
| Owner/operator: | Pegasus Aviacion opf FAASA (Fumigacion Aerea Andaluza) |
| Registration: | EC-GOF |
| C/n / msn: | 5580 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cortijo El Rincón, Lúcar (Almería) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
While manoeuvring to discharge a load of water it was suddenly caught by a strong tailwind and began to rotate to the right. The pilot elected to carry out an autorotation but the helicopter landed hard and rolled over onto its left side. The pilot was injured.
Sources:
http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/spain/20090506.txt
https://www.mitma.gob.es/recursos_mfom/2000_030_a_bis_0.pdf
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2020 17:10 | harro | Added |
| 11-Aug-2020 20:12 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 16-Sep-2020 08:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2020 09:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2020 12:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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