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Date: | Friday 11 April 2008 |
Time: | 07:00 |
Type: | Robinson R44 Astro |
Owner/operator: | ATECA |
Registration: | HI-740TA |
MSN: | 0378 |
Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near La Yagua, Mao Valverde -
Dominican Republic
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | CIAA Dom. Rep. |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The captain of the aircraft was carrying out spraying flights on rice plantations near La Yagua, Mao Valverde. After several flights the pilot landed in a space near an irrigation channel to verify the operation of the sprinkler system. He left the controls with the engine running. The helicopter became airborne in an uncontrolled way and then fell into the irrigation channel.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CIAA Dom. Rep. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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