ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73217
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| Date: | 29-SEP-1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale/DENEL SA 330H Puma |
| Owner/operator: | South African Air Force (SAAF) |
| Registration: | 174 |
| MSN: | 1433 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Oshakati AB -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Oshakati AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost orientation during brown-out while landing, went backwarts and tail rotor hit obstruction. The helicopter was on a medevac mission during Operation Protea wih three crew, two medics and two wounded soldiers on bord. Only the pilot survived.
Sources:
scramble.nl
saairforce.co.za
southafricawargraves.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2010 04:52 | TB | Added |
| 01-Mar-2010 11:06 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2010 10:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2010 10:54 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2012 04:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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