ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56967
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| Date: | Monday 20 March 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330L Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Prefectura Naval Argentina |
| Registration: | PA-11 |
| MSN: | 1587 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Puerto Deseado -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in heavy seas during evacuation of shipping boat "Fueguino" 196 km off coast. The helicopter rolled inverted, but remained afloat. Salvaged 24 March by the icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar, but never flown again. Still in storage 2010.
Sources:
Scramble 254
Scramble (21.12.2009)
Air Forces Monthly Jul 2000, p73/74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 12:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2010 10:33 | TB | Updated [Damage] |
| 24-Feb-2010 00:04 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2010 10:40 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2010 01:51 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2010 06:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 04-May-2015 10:58 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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