ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166569
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| Date: | Monday 5 May 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta A119 Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Abalengani Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZS-RSL |
| MSN: | 14013 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Nicholson -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Unknown | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Helicopter was on an apparent illegal sortie from SA into Zimbabwe and crashed on landing. Wreckage was buried to avoid detection but was discovered on 20th May 2014 and retrieved by Zimbabwe Defence Force for investigation. Occupants were alledgedly airlifted back to SA on another illegal airspace violation. Helicopter was involved in a similar incident in 2012. See http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=145863
Sources:
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-regional-byo-47901.htmlutm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Bulawayo24News+%28Bulawayo24+News%29
https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-regional-byo-47708.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 May 2012 | ZS-RSL | Abalengani Helicopter Services | 0 | Farm Norris in the Northern Cape |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2014 15:18 | paulm7010 | Added |
| 15-Sep-2014 19:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
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