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Helicopter Crash Suspected In Heishui County, Aba, Sichuan: 3 Male Bodies Found
On September 26, a news reporter (Reporting WeChat ID: shangyounews) learned from the police in Heishui County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, that the incident occurred at the junction of Heishui County and Mao County ( about 200 meters into Heishui County) at approximately 11:40 AM on the same day. In a helicopter accident, three people on board were sadly killed.
News reporters for the news network learned through authorized channels that the crashed helicopter’s registration number was B-70GZ. Originally, it was planned to fly from Hongyuan Airport in Aba prefecture to Beichuan Airport in Mianyang. The aircraft type was AS350B3 (commonly known as “Little Squirrel”). The airline leased the flight at Aba Hongyuan Airport and Fengxiang Airlines stated that the aircraft had already withdrawn the lease.
In June 2018, the “Little Squirrel” plane of the same model under Yunnan Fengxiang’s jurisdiction crashed into a mountain while conducting a flying mission in Kunming, Yunnan, killing three people. Regulators demanded that Yunnan Fengxiang make severe corrections.
▲ On September 26, the helicopter crashed in Heishui County, Sichuan. The registration number was B-70GZ Image source / provided by interviewee
Local witnesses in Heishui County presented to reporters upstream that the helicopter was flying at a low altitude during the incident and was suspected of hitting an obstacle during the incident, causing the aircraft to be damaged and crash. After the plane crashed, the debris was distributed on the mountains and highways in the road section of the incident. Some of the rubble was still burning and some of the rubble fell into the river.
Heishui County officially notified that the ownership of the B-70GZ aircraft in which the accident occurred belonged to Shenzhen Jinshi Airlines. Upstream reporters learned that the plane was leased by Yunnan Fengxiang General Aviation this year. The person in charge of Yunnan Fengxiang General Aviation told reporters that Fengxiang General Aviation had already withdrawn the lease of the aircraft and that the flight was transferred by Jinshi Airlines.
Aba Hongyuan Airport is one of the important operating bases of Fengxiang, Yunnan. In 2019, Aba Hongyuan Airport signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Yunnan Fengxiang General Aviation Company, and in August of that year, successfully opened low-altitude transportation from Hongyuan to Malkang, from Hongyuan to County of Aba and Hongyuan to Jiuhuang Airport in August of that year. Aerial routes and low altitude tourist businesses to see the prairie from the air.
▲ On September 26, after the helicopter crashed in Heishui County, Sichuan, part of the wreckage caught fire Image source / provided by interviewee
Upstream reporters noted that the AS350B3 “Little Squirrel” aircraft involved in the accident had an accident in Kunming in June 2018. The operator was Yunnan Fengxiang.
On June 16, 2018, the Fengxiang General Aviation AS350B3 / B-7460 helicopter was planning to carry out the medical rescue mission from Kunming People’s First Hospital to Anning People’s Hospital via Kunming Haigeng Park. During the flight, the AS350B3 helicopter was not equipped for the ability to fly in instrument weather conditions, and the crew had not received training in handling methods for unintentional entry into instrument weather conditions by visual flight. The plane crashed into a mountain and killed three crew members, constituting a major production safety accident.
In response to the Yunnan Fengxiang accident report, the Civil Aviation Supervision Office required Yunnan Fengxiang to reasonably formulate a flight plan based on the terrain and weather characteristics of the area of operations. It is clear that the actual flight altitude must be strictly controlled when flying in mountainous areas to ensure sufficient clearance and obstacle clearance. Mobility. At the same time, Yunnan Fengxiang Company is required to strengthen the flight team management and establish the red line and the basic requirements of regulations and standards to ensure that pilots always adhere to the principle of safety first when performing different flight tasks. .
At present, the Sichuan Civil Aviation Supervision Office has been involved in the investigation of the helicopter accident in Heishui County.
Upstream news reporter Hu LeiReturn to Sohu to see more
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