ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155822
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| Date: | Sunday 17 February 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  IAR330L Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (FACI) |
| Registration: | TU-VHM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Minigan near Odienné -
 Cote d'Ivoire
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Just before landing, a large amount of dust was blown up by the rotor down wash and the pilot lost visual reference with the ground. The pilot became disorientated and the helicopter crashed and caught fire. Four members of the Ivorian Defence and Security Forces (FDS-CI) were seriously injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl/
2. https://reliefweb.int/report/c%C3%B4te-divoire/daily-brief-cote-divoire-18-feb-2008
3. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2013 15:06 | TB | Added |
| 10-May-2013 10:15 | TB | Updated [Registration] |
| 22-Nov-2014 16:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Nov-2016 08:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2016 21:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2016 21:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2017 17:49 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
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