ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174482
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 2015 |
| Time: | 20:27 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 565MB Panther (AS 365N3) |
| Owner/operator: | South Korean Coast Guard |
| Registration: | B511 |
| MSN: | 6651 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Mokpo |
| Gageodo Island | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was trying to land near a seawall on Gageodo Island when it crashed into the sea.
The helicopter left the southern city of Mokpo about 50 minutes earlier toward the island on a mission to transport the patient to an inland hospital, according to the officials.
On March 20, the helicopter salvaged from 80m deep sea.
On April 5, 2016, the aircraft accident investigation commission of South Korea Coast guard determined that the probable cause of this accident was Spatial disorientation.
Sources:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/03/511_175206.html
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20150313001097
https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/safety/Potentially%20destroyed%20AH%20aircraft_2_2_2018.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2015 13:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Mar-2015 16:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 16:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature] |
| 13-Mar-2015 16:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 17:16 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 18:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2015 18:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2015 09:44 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn] |
| 24-Apr-2018 14:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2018 19:47 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 17:56 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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