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| Date: | Friday 9 January 2004 |
| Time: | 19:08 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Compañía Aérea Patagónica S.A. |
| Registration: | LV-WIM |
| MSN: | 2933 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Auca mahuida, NE -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Cause
During an aerial working flight, in the phase of load transfer in retreat and close to a slope, loss of effectiveness in the tail rotor due to alteration of the air flow in its environment, due to the turbulence and instability generated by the descending current resulting from a high application of power and its impact on a slope with irregular characteristics.
Contributing factors
1) Low altitude flight with low speed and high applied power.
2) Restricted environment for a recovery manoeuvre.
3) Operation close to an obstacle capable of generating a PERC due to its physical characteristics.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/pdf/Bol35.pdf
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2363860.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2020 17:23 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2020 17:28 | harro | Updated [Phase, Nature, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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