ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163076
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| Date: | Friday 10 August 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Benin Air Force |
| Registration: | TY-HBA |
| MSN: | 1741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kokoro Region, Collines Department -
 Benin
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO/DBBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 11 August 2001, the authorities in Benin confirmed that the army chief of staff, Colonel Jean N'Pina, was killed in a helicopter crash. The helicopter involved was AS 350B Ecureuil TY-HBA, one of three on the strength of the Benin Air Force.
A defence ministry statement said that four other military officers were also killed in the crash, which happened in the Kokoro region, about 300 kilometres north of the main city of Cotonou.
The cause of the crash is not yet known but the ministry said Colonel N'Pina was returning to Cotonou from the north of the country.
Sources:
Scramble
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1485350.stm
AFM October 2001, p72
https://sgg.gouv.bj/doc/decret-2001-359/download
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2014 10:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 08-Jan-2014 10:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Jul-2014 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2014 00:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Jul-2014 01:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2019 18:24 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Oct-2021 18:19 | harro | Updated [Date, Source] |
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