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Date: | Saturday 19 March 2011 |
Time: | 13:35 LT |
Type: | Bell 407 |
Owner/operator: | INAER |
Registration: | EC-KTA |
MSN: | 53831 |
Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Camarena, near Teruel -
Spain
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Alcorisa |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Six firemen were killed in eastern Spain on Saturday when their helicopter crashed as they were traveling to extinguish a blaze. The accident occurred in the small town of Camarena near Teruel in the Aragon region.
The CIAIAC investigation was examining the hydraulic system. TC issued an AD and changes in maintenance schedule for a a servo were introduced subsequently.
Sources:
http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/19BA01E1-70A0-4FAA-816A-1AD8F7E64BE4/112544/2011_008_A_PROVISIONAL1_ENG.pdf https://www.emirates247.com/news/world/4-firemen-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-spain-2011-03-19-1.370153
http://orf.at/stories/2048524/
https://wtop.com/?nid=220&sid=2312989
http://aviaciondigital.com/noticia.asp?NotId=15853&NotDesignId=4
http://img.rtve.es/imagenes/accidente-helicoptero-provincia-teruel/1300562590662.jpg
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Mar-2011 11:47 |
Alpine Flight |
Added |
19-Mar-2011 11:49 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Location, Phase, Source] |
19-Mar-2011 12:23 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
19-Mar-2011 14:42 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |
20-Mar-2011 05:11 |
Anon. |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
31-Jul-2012 11:30 |
harro |
Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
10-Aug-2015 12:39 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Narrative] |