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| Date: | Friday 9 August 1996 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Kawasaki BK 117B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Provincial Fire Office |
| Registration: | B-AKRO |
| MSN: | 1054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt Chiri, Kyongsang province -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
B-AKRO (HL9246) collided with a tree on mountain slopes in rain and fog after rescue mission for two hikers.
Sources:
http://www.coptercrazy.co.uk/
Flight International 19-25 November 1997
https://apnews.com/da59acb97a46969aeb86690ab4c33703
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2012 14:59 | TB | Added |
| 27-Jan-2013 09:21 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2013 15:07 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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