Accident Hughes 269C HK-4075-I,
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Date:Sunday 25 February 2007
Time:09:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic H269 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 269C
Owner/operator:Academia de Pilotaje de Aviones y Helicopteros
Registration: HK-4075-I
MSN: 690797
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ricaurte -   Colombia
Phase: Approach
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed and caught fire.

PROBABLE CAUSE
Possible fire in the helicopter or in its engine during the approach to the stationary phase, without any indication in the cockpit that would alert the pilots, who upon feeling a loss of power, landed the aircraft in the field, which due to the weather conditions and high temperature set fire to burn the grass and consume the aircraft.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: Aerocivil
Report number: COL-07-10-GIA
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Aeronautica Civil
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK%204075%20I.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Feb-2009 11:30 harro Added
06-Jul-2020 06:57 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative]

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