Bell 206-L4 CC-APP

Summary

On 31 March 2015 at about 22:10 local time, a Bell 206-L4 registered CC-APP, operated by Asesorías E Inversiones Santa Francisca S.a., was involved in an accident near Diego de Almagro, Chile. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 March 2015 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Diego de Almagro, Chile

Coordinates

-26.3636, -69.6781

Aircraft

Bell 206-L4

Registration

CC-APP

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Asesorías E Inversiones Santa Francisca S.a.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Copiapo → Copiapo

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15WA180

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 31, 2015, about 2210 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 206L4, Chilean registration CC-APP, operated by a private individual, was destroyed during a collision with power lines and a subsequent postcrash fire, while maneuvering near Diego de Almagro, Chile. The foreign certificated private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the private flight that departed Aerodromo Chamonate, Copiapo, Chile; destined for the Wara Resort Heliport, Copiapo, Chile. At 1901 UTC, the pilot reported to air traffic control that he had the destination heliport in sight. The pilot then changed radio frequencies and no further communications were received from the accident helicopter. The helicopter was located 2 days later in a mountainous about 37 kilometers east of Diego de Almagro, Chile. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Chile. Any further information can be obtained from: Director of Accident Prevention Analysis Office Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics Elena Blanco #1050, Providencia, Santiago de Chile 7541084 This report is for informational purposes, and contains only information released by the Government of Chile.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.