Accident Eurocopter EC 135T2+ 347,
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Date:Thursday 2 June 2016
Time:14:13 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC 135T2+
Owner/operator:SMURD
Registration: 347
MSN: 1172
Year of manufacture:2014
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Haragâş -   Moldova
Phase: En route
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Chisinau
Destination airport:Cahul
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An EC135 crashed in Moldova during a flight Chisinau, Moldova to Cahul, Moldova to collect a patient for transport to a hospital in Chisinau. A post crash fire consumed the fuselage.Witness saw the helicopter flying at a low altitude,searching a place for landing.The accident happened in reportedly poor visibility with heavy rain and fog, strong gusting winds and an overcast ceiling being reported.

Sources:

http://m.digi24.ro/Stiri/Digi24/Actualitate/Stiri/Elicopter+SMURD+disparut+de+pe+radar+in+Republica+Moldova
https://www.publika.md/catastrofa-aviatica-un-elicopter-smurd-s-a-prabusit-la-cantemir-marturii-cutremuratoare_2642951.html

Images:


Take off for LRIA from LRBC 10-1-2016

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2016 15:07 Ştefan Added
02-Jun-2016 15:10 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location]
02-Jun-2016 15:38 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative]
02-Jun-2016 15:44 Aerossurance Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Jun-2016 16:06 Ştefan Updated [Narrative]
02-Jun-2016 16:06 Anon. Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source]
02-Jun-2016 16:44 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
02-Jun-2016 18:01 Stefan Updated [Photo, ]
02-Jun-2016 19:18 Stefan Updated [Narrative]
03-Jun-2016 06:28 Dmitriy Updated [Narrative]
03-Jun-2016 06:29 harro Updated [Narrative]
03-Jun-2016 08:59 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code]
03-Jun-2016 09:19 Ştefan Updated [Embed code]
13-Oct-2016 17:00 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code]

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