ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33299
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1998 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Transener SA |
| Registration: | LV-WMV |
| MSN: | 4323 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Camino del Buen Ayre, 38 km NW of Buenos Aires -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Don Torcuato Airport, Buenos Aires |
| Neuquen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 12:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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