Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil crash near Lajes, Portugal
minor2001-09-19
Summary
An AS350B2 on a firefighting mission struck trees with its main rotor blades while collecting water at Lajes. Damage was minor.
Incident details
Date
2001-09-19
Location
Lajes, Portugal
Aircraft
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
Source
GPIAA ↗Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceGPIAA
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