Accident Changhe Z-8? ,
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Date:Friday 3 May 2013
Time:06:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic FREL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Changhe Z-8?
Owner/operator:Chinese Army Aviation Corps
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Liaocheng, Shandong Province -   China
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A military helicopter went down after hitting a high-voltage cable. One crew member, Wentao Zhang, was killed. Although the operator and the type of the crashed helicopter were not disclosed, it could be known from earlier news coverage in 2008 that W. Zhang was serving in the Army Aviation Corps of Jinan Military Region as a mechanic on Changhe Z-8 (Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon produced in China).

Sources:

https://www.shine.cn/archive/nsp/National/2013/05/04/Copter+crash+shuts+down+power+water+for+county/
http://news.cntv.cn/2013/05/22/ARTI1369203748768695.shtml
https://news.ifeng.com/mil/2/200806/0618_340_603582_1.shtml

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-May-2013 23:53 gerard57 Added
28-Jun-2023 15:28 RDV Updated

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