ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234365
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 March 2020 |
| Time: | 18:03 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Servicios Aéreos Space Copters Ltda. |
| Registration: | CC-ARR |
| MSN: | 51474 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,5 nm NW of Chicureo -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Puchuncaví sector, Valparaíso Region |
| Santiago-Chicureo Airport (SCHC) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A private helicopter pilot, in command of a Bell 206L-3, during a private flight from the Puchuncaví sector, Valparaíso Region, towards the Chicureo Aerodrome (SCHC), Metropolitan Region, crashed into the terrain, 1.5 nautical miles northwest of the Chicureo Aerodrome (SCHC).
As a result, the pilot in command died at the scene and the aircraft was destroyed.
DGAC Chile CONCLUSIONS:
1. The inspections carried out and the aircraft's maintenance records reviewed, allow us to establish that there were no antecedents that could have led to the loss of airworthiness.
2. No technical or mechanical factors were established that could have caused or contributed to this accident.
3. The inspections carried out established that the aircraft had run out of fuel, causing the engine to stop in flight.
4. The damage found on the aircraft was a consequence of the dynamics of the event.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/296103-helicoptero-capoto-chicureo-colina-accidente.html
https://www.futuro.cl/2020/03/se-confirma-que-piloto-de-helicoptero-que-capoto-en-chicureo-es-el-exactor-rodrigo-rochet/
https://www.ilustrado.cl/2020/03/24/helicoptero-accidente-chicureo/
https://www.soychile.cl/Santiago/Sociedad/2020/03/24/644787/Helicoptero-se-estrello-esta-tarde-en-Chicureo.aspx
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1920.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1998 | N42489 | U.S. Forest Service | 0 | Reklaw, TX |  |
sub |
| 30 August 2007 | C-GMSX | Great Slave Helicopters | 0 | High Lake Camp |  |
sub |
Media:
⚠️ AHORA | Reportan caída de helicóptero en fundo de Colina.
— VIMO_ACTUALIDAD (@VIMO_CL) March 24, 2020
🔺️Carabineros confirman una persona fallecida tras la caída de un helicóptero en la tarde de este martes en Colina, específicamente al interior de un fundo en el sector Lo Arcaya. pic.twitter.com/lbc27xrhR4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2020 01:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 03:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 25-Mar-2020 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 18:40 | harro | Updated [[Operator]] |
| 06-Apr-2021 19:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2021 17:02 | harro | Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 13-Oct-2023 08:25 | harro | Updated [[[Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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