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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 2017 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aérreos Sumaair LTDA |
| Registration: | CC-ABU |
| MSN: | 4943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glacier Olivares, commune de San José de Maipoi -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Eulogio Sanchez-Tobalaba Airport (SCTB) |
| Santiago-Eulogio Sanchez-Tobalaba Airport (SCTB) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a passenger transfer in the Olivares Glacier sector, the helicopter made contact with the surface. The passengers were unharmed and the aircraft was damaged.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-helicopter-as350-registered-cc-abu-on-07-10-2017-near-santiago-investigation-led-by-dpa---chile/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 19:16 | harro | Added |
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