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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos Sumaair Ltda |
| Registration: | CC-CSU |
| MSN: | 4338 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atacama region -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | SCHA |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was carrying out a non-scheduled flight between locations not defined as heliports. Subsequently, when approaching for landing, it was affected by downdrafts and made a sudden hard landing on the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-helicopter-as350-registered-cc-csu-operated-by-servicios-aereos-sumaair-on-06-05-2016-at-atacama-investigation-led-by-dpa---chili/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Oct-2022 19:11 | harro | Added |
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