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| Date: | Monday 9 September 1985 |
| Time: | 12:04 |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Wackenhut Services (WSI) |
| Registration: | N117SR |
| MSN: | 7019 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LTS-101-650B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aiken, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Aiken, SC |
| Aiken, SC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Contacted trees and crashed while manoeuvring at low altitude into rising terrain while on security duty for the Savannah River Site (a nuclear facility).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X37683&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2010 23:30 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Aug-2010 13:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Nov-2012 13:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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