ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165690
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| Date: | Sunday 20 April 2014 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Écureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Botswana Police Service |
| Registration: | BPS-02 |
| MSN: | 4568 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Xaraga village -
 Botswana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Gumare |
| Maun | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter from the Botswana Police Service with three persons on board, went missing between Gumare and Maun.
The helicopter is carrying a captain, co-pilot and an airborne law enforcement officer.
The wreckage was found on April 23.
Sources:
http://punchng.com/news/police-chopper-declared-missing-in-botswana/
http://www.gabzfm.com/helicopter-families-informed-missing-officers
http://www.panapress.com/Botswana--Missing-police-chopper-found--12-907122-28-lang2-index.html
http://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/6243/Namibia-joins-search-for-missing-Botswana-helicopter--Mwatile/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2014 17:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2014 08:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 23-Apr-2014 19:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2016 20:04 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 27-Jan-2022 18:48 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Country] |
| 27-Jan-2022 18:48 | harro | Updated [Country] |
| 27-Jan-2022 18:48 | harro | Updated [Nature] |
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