Accident Agusta-Bell AB 212A ? ,
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Date:Thursday 26 February 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta-Bell AB 212A ?
Owner/operator:Ministry of Defence (PANHA)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Imamzadeh Ebrahim -   Iran
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. All three occupants died in the crash.
Snowfall and low visibility may have contributed to the crash. It was undergoing overhaul and repairs at PANHA in Tehran. Type unconfirmed.

Sources:

http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13931207000777
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_HELICOPTER_CRASH?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-02-26-08-29-11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Feb-2015 14:42 gerard57 Added
26-Feb-2015 18:05 Phoenix Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
27-Feb-2015 07:40 El_serj Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Feb-2015 08:14 Ansierra117 Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Feb-2015 08:15 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
09-Oct-2017 17:06 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]

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