Incident Airbus Helicopters H125 Ecureuil (AS 350B3) CC-AXA, Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Date:Tuesday 5 August 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus Helicopters H125 Ecureuil (AS 350B3)
Owner/operator:Aeromax Helicópteros
Registration: CC-AXA
MSN: 8496
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Valle Nevado -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Tthe pilot in command began a flight from the Valle Nevado sector, to carry out heliski flights in the mountainous area. During the approach to the sector where he was to drop off the passengers, the helicopter made contact with the terrain and came to rest on a mountainside. As a result, the pilot in command and the three passengers were uninjured and the aircraft was reportedly damaged.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: DGAC Chile
Report number: 
Status: Preliminary report
Duration:
Download report: Preliminary report

Sources:

DGAC Chile

https://www.airhistory.net/photo/813145/CC-AXA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2025 11:23 gerard57 Added
06-Aug-2025 12:44 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ]
08-Aug-2025 05:40 Moises Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ]
14-Sep-2025 18:02 ASN Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ]

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