ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45715
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Date: | Friday 26 October 2001 |
Time: | 09:00 |
Type: | Robinson R22 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | YS-1020P |
MSN: | 2607 |
Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ilopango International Airport, San Salvador -
El Salvador
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Ilopango International Airport, San Salvador |
Destination airport: | Ilopango International Airport, San Salvador (MSSS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On October 26, 2001, at 09:00 CDT (Central Daylight Time) a Robinson R-22 helicopter, Salvadoran registration YS-1020P, was destroyed during impact with terrain following a loss of control while entering the traffic pattern near San Salvador, in the Republic of El Salvador. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter was owned and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial survey flight, for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from the roof-top of a building, located near the Ilopango International Airport, approximately 45 minutes prior to the accident.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: WAS02WA003 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?_ev_id=20011109X02217&ntsbno=WAS02WA003&akey=1 2.
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=23597 3.
http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/ys.php Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2008 00:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
26-Sep-2016 17:37 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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