ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42584
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| Date: | 15-AUG-1996 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Manuel Prieto dba Servicios Especiales S.A. |
| Registration: | LV-WAV |
| C/n / msn: | 1057 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Concepcion, Tucuman Province -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
On August 15, 1996 about 1800 Atlantic standard time, a Bell UH-1B, LV-WAV, registered to Manuel Prieto dba Servicios Especiales S.A., operating under ICAO rules while on a business flight, lost control and crashed into a dry river bed near Concepcion, Tucuman Province, Argentina.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire. Two crewmembers and six passengers received fatal injuries
Sources:
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/ynjsgc55n4xoi1bwozjqo1331/R10312011120000.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 09:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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