ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173018
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Date: | Tuesday 13 January 2015 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | HAL Dhruv |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
Registration: | FAE-603 |
MSN: | DS-91 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | Chongón, SW of Guayaquil -
Ecuador
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE for its Spanish acronym) confirmed that yesterday afternoon a Dhruv helicopter ditched for unknown reason in the Chongón dam reservoir (located in the southwest of Guayaquil), during a training mission. All POB in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ecuadortimes.net/2015/01/14/fae-helicopter-crashed-coastal-zone/]
http://www.ecuavisa.com/articulo/noticias/actualidad/95705-helicoptero-dhruv-que-se-accidento-ayer-fue-retirado-del-embalse Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Jan-2015 19:10 |
Black Typhoon |
Added |
16-Jan-2015 05:07 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
16-Jan-2015 08:25 |
rotorspot |
Updated [Source] |
26-Jan-2015 12:37 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature] |
04-Feb-2015 09:57 |
El_serj |
Updated [Registration, Cn] |
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