Incident report
Eurocopter AS 355NP Ecureuil 2 crash near La Maliciosa, Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
serious2024-04-06
Summary
The Madrid fire service Ecureuil had just dropped two firefighters on La Maliciosa for a mountain rescue when the pilot lost control and the helicopter struck the ground. The pilot was uninjured and the other occupant seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. Investigated by CIAIAC as A-007/2024.
Incident details
Date
2024-04-06
Location
La Maliciosa, Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
Aircraft
Registration
EC-LCD
Operator
Sky Helicópteros
Operator type
government
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvre
Source
CIAIAC ↗40.7600, -3.9700
Quick stats
Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceCIAIAC
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