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| Date: | Friday 13 September 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B1 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Air Alpha Greenland A/S |
| Registration: | OY-HEC |
| MSN: | 1999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jakobshavn Glacier, near Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Jakobshavn/Ilulissat Airport (JAV/BGJN) |
| Jakobshavn/Ilulissat Airport (JAV/BGJN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 13 September 1996 whilst filming in a fjord at the Jakobshavn Glacier near Ilulissat, Qaasuitsup Municipality, in Greenland (approximate Coordinates: 69°10′N 49°50′W). The engine lost power, and the aircraft crashed into the water and sank. Investigators believe that the passenger, reaching behind for filming equipment, partially closed the fuel control lever, causing a partial shutdown of the engine. One of the two persons on board was killed.
Sources:
1. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/34219/
3. http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/2873.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=951&count=50]
5. http://www.nordicrotors.com/reg/OY-HEC/4529
6. https://www.flyvdmu.dk/log/images/slv/bl3_6_bilag_2b_dmu.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:44 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2014 17:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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