Date:	Friday 26 August 2022
Time:	14:25
Type:	AgustaWestland AW119 MkII Koala
Owner/operator:	Rotortec
Registration:	CC-DCM
MSN:	14777
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Las Bandurrias sector, San Esteban Region, Valparaíso -   Chile
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	External load operation
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
An AgustaWestland AW119 MkII Koala crashed when installing a mobile phone antenna.
For reasons that are part of the investigation, the pilot in command made a descent until he crashed into the ground (agricultural land).
The pilot died and the helicopter was written off.

https://puranoticia.pnt.cl/regiones/tragedia-al-interior-de-la-region-de-valparaiso-piloto-de-helicoptero
https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/387643-helicoptero-cae-en-san-esteban-piloto-muere-26-06-2022.html

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/49177_1638571342.jpg (photo)

Ex N119KE, N307AK, PP-SVE, N397SH

? Último Minuto
Accidente aéreo se registra en sector Las Bandurrias en San Esteban Región de Valparaíso, se trata de caída de Helicóptero el cuál falleció el piloto, en el lugar trabaja Bomberos Santa María, San Esteban y Carabineros @biobio @chile_accidente @Pabl0Manzanares pic.twitter.com/0g2lc70tPp

— IEC-180 CONTROL STGO (@fdo2000) August 26, 2022

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
26-Aug-2022 19:46	harro	Added
26-Aug-2022 19:49	harro	Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, ]
26-Aug-2022 20:23	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Aug-2022 20:32	RobertMB	Updated [Operator, Source, ]
28-Aug-2022 06:19	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, ]
27-Sep-2023 10:26	harro	Updated