ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77812
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| Date: | 17-SEP-2010 |
| Time: | 7:30 am LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 355F-1 Ecureuil 2 |
| Operator: | JBD Enterprises Inc. |
| Registration: | N5802W |
| C/n / msn: | 5221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Pikes Peak, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Photo/air-to-air |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter crashed in the mountain area while it was was trailing a car in order to film the car in action. The occupants were taken to hospital and later released.
Sources:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16107340
http://www.gazette.com/news/helicopter-104825-peak-pikes.html
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/25049860/detail.html
http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/103131224.html
http://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft.asp?tn=N5802W (helicopter)
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/1/7/1282717.jpg (photo of the helicopter)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2010 04:54 | slowkid | Added |
| 18-Sep-2010 07:10 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 19-Sep-2010 02:52 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
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