Accident Bell 212 CC-ATN, Wednesday 8 January 2020
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Date:Wednesday 8 January 2020
Time:21:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:
Registration: CC-ATN
MSN: 30674
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:19295 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Accident
Location:Victoria, La Auracania -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Victoria Airport (ZIC/SCTO)
Destination airport:Victoria, La Auracania
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The helicopter landed hard near a football pitch at Victoria, La Auracania, Chile.

Cause: hard landing following a high descent rate (> 500 ft/min) due to the helicopter entering it's downwash.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Report number: 1912
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year
Download report: Final report

Sources:

DGAC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2021 20:51 harro Added
22-Nov-2023 10:39 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, ]
22-Nov-2023 10:39 harro Updated [Other fatalities, ]

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