Incident report
Eurocopter AS350B2 Ecureuil crash near Seirós, Portugal
minor2001-09-20
Summary
An AS350B2 returning from a firefighting flight touched its tail rotor on the ground while landing at Seirós. The helicopter spun left and the subsequent hard landing damaged both the main and tail rotors.
Incident details
Date
2001-09-20
Location
Seirós, Portugal
Aircraft
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
landing
Source
GPIAA ↗Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceGPIAA
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