Wirestrike Incident Eurocopter ARH Tiger (EC 665) A38-...,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144295
 
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Date:Thursday 8 March 2012
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic TIGR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter ARH Tiger (EC 665)
Owner/operator:Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC)
Registration: A38-...
MSN: 40../ARH..
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Northern Darling Downs, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Oakey (YBOK), QLD
Destination airport:Oakey (YBOK), QLD
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Emergency landing in a paddock after hitting powerlines.

Sources:

http://www1.army.gov.au/Our-work/News-and-media/Helicopter-accident-in-South-East-Queensland
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2012/03/09/army-helicopter-hits-powerlines/
http://web.archive.org/web/20120721000234/http://news.ninemsn.com.au:80/national/8432371/tiger-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2012 23:47 gerard57 Added
08-Mar-2012 23:48 gerard57 Updated [Narrative]
08-Mar-2012 23:56 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
09-Mar-2012 03:31 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
09-Mar-2012 04:54 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
24-Mar-2013 19:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
05-Feb-2022 14:59 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport]
07-Jun-2022 12:59 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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