ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167864
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 2014 |
| Time: | c. 23:00 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17V-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Macedonian Police |
| Registration: | MAP-7712 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Strumica in Eastern Macedonia -
 North Macedonia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Valandovo |
| Strumica | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Macedonian Police Mi-17V on a training flight crashed after hitting a 120 meter transmission tower during a night flight between Valandovo and Strumica (about 190 km south of the capital Skopje). The helicopter was approaching Strumica when it hit the tower belonging to the Macedonian Radio Broadcasting Agency. All four crew members aboard the helicopter were killed. It is known that the tower did not had a operational obstruction beacon.
Sources:
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/07/11/342223/macedonia-police-helicopter-crashes-near-strumica-4-die.html
http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/25682/45/
http://www.policeaviationnews.com/Acrobat/220PANewsAug2014.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2014 07:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2014 07:24 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 11-Jul-2014 07:26 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jul-2014 11:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 15-Jul-2014 18:50 | HeliNews+ | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2014 10:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2015 09:34 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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