Accident to the helicopter Alouette 2 registered HP-1734HA on 27/06/2016 at Changuinola [Investigation led by AIB / Panama]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Panama authorities:

Despegando para dirigirse al área de fumigación a cargar el líquido fumigante en ascenso y desplazamiento aproximadamente a unos 75 metros del lugar de despegue, el cinturón de seguridad del asiento izquierdo cayó sobre el gobernador bajando la aceleración causando pérdida de potencia, en el momento el piloto no se percató de lo sucedido obligando aterrizar sobre el bananal.

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General information
Local date	27/06/2016
Responsible entity	Panama - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Panama
Location	Changuinola
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2016-0370

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter
Operator	Panama (Coobana RL)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - SE3130
Aircraft Registration	HP-1734HA
State of registry	Panama
Last departure point	Panama (Changuinola)
Planned destination	Panama (Changuinola)
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	1832
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Specialised Operations (Aerial Work) - Agricultural

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