ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164813
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2014 |
| Time: | 21:55 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 332B Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército del Aire |
| Registration: | HD.21-10 |
| MSN: | 2076 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 31 mi SE of Morro Jable, Gran Canaria -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances during a night training. The helicopter was performing maneuvers besides a Navy ship.
One occupant has been rescued, four died in the crash.
One month after the crash the wreckage of the helicopter was located 2,362 meters below the surface, with the remaining crew trapped inside.
Sources:
http://www.laprovincia.es/sucesos/2014/03/19/helicoptero-sar-cae-mar-cerca/597256.html
https://blog.private-holiday.de/abgestuerzter-rettungshubschrauber-24-kilometern-tiefe-gefunden/6906/_
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news-spain/islasc/Missing_military_helicopter_has_been_found.sht]
https://elpais.com/elpais/2014/04/21/inenglish/1398082760_260364.htmlml
http://www.defensa.gob.es/gabinete/notasPrensa/2014/04/DGC-140420-localizado-helicoptero-Canarias.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2014 07:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Mar-2014 19:09 | Ramon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 21-Mar-2014 22:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 23-Mar-2014 07:01 | Ramon | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 21-Apr-2014 13:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 22-Apr-2014 16:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2014 19:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 18:38 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Apr-2015 20:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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