ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33300
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Date: | Monday 9 November 1998 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
Owner/operator: | Transener SA |
Registration: | LV-WMP |
MSN: | 4239 |
Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Camino del Buen Ayre, 38 km NW of Buenos Aires -
Argentina
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Don Torcuato Airport, Buenos Aires |
Destination airport: | Neuquen |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed 09-11-1998: The helicopter and another Transener Bell 206B-3 Jet Ranger III (LV-WMV) had departed their base at Don Torcuato Airport, Buenos Aires at about 08:45 Local time, and were en route to Henderson and Neuquen to carry out power line inspections. However, about 15 minutes after take-off, the two helicopters came into collision over Camino del Buen Ayre, 38 km NW of Buenos Aires. Both helicopters subsequently went out of control and crashed.
The pilot of LV-WMP (the sole person on board) survived; however, one of the two persons on board Bell 206B-3 LV-WMV sustained fatal injuries.
Sources:
1.
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/support/flightsafety/pdf/destroyed.pdf 2.
http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
17-Jan-2009 11:36 |
harro |
Updated |
22-Aug-2016 12:19 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
22-Aug-2016 12:19 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
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