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Aerospatiale AS350B2 Ecureuil crash near Ribeira de Pena, Portugal

minor2008-07-16
Summary

An AS350B2 on firefighting work at Ribeira de Pena touched a power line, causing light damage to the fuselage and a main rotor blade. None of the six on board were hurt and the helicopter was repaired.

Incident details
Date
2008-07-16
Location
Ribeira de Pena, Portugal
Registration
D-HAUP
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
6
Probable cause
Wire strike
Source
GPIAA ↗
41.5200, -7.8000
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceGPIAA
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