Eurocopter AS350 EC-IOJ

Summary

On 22 June 2009, a Eurocopter AS350 registered EC-IOJ was involved in an accident near Barcelona, Spain. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 June 2009

Classification

Accident

Location

Barcelona, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Eurocopter AS350

Registration

EC-IOJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Fire Fighting

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Barcelona → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Light

Not Reported

NTSB number

CEN09WA612

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On June 22, 2009 a Eurocopter AS350B3, Spanish registration EC-IOJ was destroyed while filling the fire attack system with water during a fire extinguishing operation. The pilot and passenger both were killed. According to several witness statements, the helicopter had completed the refill operation and began a climb to continue the mission when the water tank unloaded at the same time the cable link to the tank rebounded and coiled into the main rotor system. The helicopter immediately began an emergency decent and impacted the terrain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil of Spain (CIAIAC). Any further information may be obtained from: Ministerio de Fomento Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil C/ Fruela, 6, Primera Planta 28011 Madrid, Spain

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.