Incident Westland Sea Lynx Mk88 83+14,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74502
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 February 2000
Time:22:11 LT ?
Type:Silhouette image of generic LYNX model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Westland Sea Lynx Mk88
Owner/operator:MFG3 Marineflieger
Registration: 83+14
MSN: WA327
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:32 km W off Curacao -   Curaçao
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:fregate Niedersachsen
Destination airport:fregate Niedersachsen
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
"Flat Eric" forced landed into sea after severe vibrations due to the partial loss of a rotor blade. The crew were rescued by a Dutch Sea Lynx, but the helicopter sank.

Sources:

German Spotter Club
flug-revue.rotor.com
http://www.janmaat.de/m_mfg3.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-May-2010 22:19 Vaclav Kudela Added
09-Jul-2010 09:17 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Jul-2010 11:06 TB Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport]
09-Jul-2010 11:42 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
09-Jul-2010 11:49 TB Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Jul-2010 02:26 TB Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
29-Oct-2019 13:13 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
30-Oct-2019 20:48 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]
31-Dec-2019 21:50 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
30-Jan-2020 08:47 TB Updated [Operator, Location]
05-Feb-2020 16:22 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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