ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30935
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 November 1998 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N2 Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroservicios Especializados S.A. (ASESA) |
| Registration: | XA-RYL |
| MSN: | 6433 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Campeche Sound, near Ciudad del Carmen -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Offshore Installation |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collided in mid-air with Pegaso BK-117 XA-THL in thick fog between two oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Both helicopters sank, killing all 18 pax and four crew members. The pilot of XA-RYL may have been affected by glare from the sun.
Sources:
Air International January 1999, p11/April 1999, p204
Flight International 21-27 April 1999
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2012 09:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2013 12:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 20-Aug-2014 21:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2017 14:05 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
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