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| Date: | Friday 1 February 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Dirección de Aeronáutica de la Provincia de San Juan |
| Registration: | LQ-RCB |
| MSN: | 51371 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Las Frias, Calingasta, San Juan -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | UAQ |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Hit the ground during the approach turn due to a turbulent wind current, which caused the loss of effectiveness of the helicopter tail rotor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://jst.gob.ar/files/15413.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2021 18:20 | gwydd | Added |
| 17-Feb-2021 18:22 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Category, ] |
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