ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83200
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Squirrel |
| Owner/operator: | Helibip |
| Registration: | ZS-RGF |
| MSN: | 1141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kasane -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 3 July 1997 when crashed in Namibia near Kasane (close to the Namibia/Botswana border): External load hit tail rotor, helicopter went out of control and crashed. Pilot killed
Sources:
1. Flight International 15-21 April 1998: https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turbine-helicopters-accidents-list-35533/
2. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/30098/
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=101&count=50]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2010 14:16 | harro | Added |
| 04-Jul-2014 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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