Accident Bell UH-1H Iroquois L81-920 ?,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188670
 
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Date:Thursday 14 July 2016
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Owner/operator:Tunisian Army
Registration: L81-920 ?
MSN: 13837 ?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:no-through road Touta, Gabes road - Sfax -   Tunisia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. Two occupants, a pilot capitaine Youssef Belhaj (30) and a pilot training, died in the crash.
The pilot had done everything to avoid falling over a populated area.

Sources:

https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2512201&Language=en
https://www.shemsfm.net/fr/video/109734/exclusif-sur-le-lieu-du-crash-de-l-helicoptere-quelques-minutes-apres-l-accident_109734
https://tunivisions.net/67743/article/drame-du-jour-2-morts-dans-le-crash-d-un-helicoptere-a-sfax.tnv

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Jul-2016 16:32 gerard57 Added
14-Jul-2016 16:34 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
14-Jul-2016 18:02 TB Updated [Cn, Operator]
19-Jul-2016 11:15 Iceman 29 Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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