ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196282
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 2017 |
| Time: | c. 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 500E (369E) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | SX-HBB |
| MSN: | 0427E |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Schinias, eastern Attica -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was spraying pesticides, then clipped a power lines.
Two occupants died, the pilot (An Air Force retired pilot (55)), and the security guard of the natural area (who was filming live), a third occupant was seriously injured.
Possible Causes:
Violation of Visual Flight Regulations (VFR) and especially the violation of the minimum height by obstacles.
Contributing Factors:
The incomplete flight safety culture.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.nafpaktianews.gr/%CE%B8%CF%81%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82-%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%86%CE%BF-%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%85%CF%80%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF/
http://zwanatolika.gr/home/latest-news/item/1770-tragodia-sto-marathona-live-olo-to-vinteo-tin-ora-tou-dystyximatos.html
http://www.rizopoulospost.com/tragodia-ston-marathona-live-olo-to-video-tin-ora-tou-distiximatos/
http://www.kathimerini.gr/915218/article/epikairothta/ellada/dyo-nekroi-apo-thn-ptwsh-toy-yekastikoy-elikopteroy-ston-sxinia-fwto
http://www.skai.gr/news/greece/article/349420/psekastiko-elikoptero-epese-stin-periohi-tou-shoinia1111/
Media:
Τραγωδία στον Μαραθώνα: Βίντεο μέσα από το μοιραίο ελικόπτερο την ώρα του δυστυχήματος - https://t.co/MbzBQdL6wE pic.twitter.com/Col4OeWSge
— iRafina (@irafinagr) 23 juin 2017
Helicopter crashed near Maratho, Greece, killed 2.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 23 juin 2017
Δύο νεκροί από πτώση ελικοπτέρου στο Σχοινιά https://t.co/9wqvXobb2n pic.twitter.com/3ja4yPYMF8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2017 10:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Jun-2017 10:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Jun-2017 11:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2017 11:15 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2017 15:20 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2017 16:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Jun-2017 16:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jun-2017 17:00 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 22-Nov-2018 18:45 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Dec-2023 15:26 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code] |
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