ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162630
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Date: | Friday 6 December 2013 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Bell UH-1H |
Owner/operator: | Philippine Air Force (PAF) |
Registration: | 940 |
MSN: | 12228 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Burauen, Leyte -
Philippines
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Bagacay West village |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Philippines Air Force helicopter involved in relief efforts crashed on Friday afternoon 6 December 2013 between the towns of Burauen and La Paz, Leyte.
Five crew members and three civilian passengers were on board the helicopter.
Some persones (two personnel of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and six soldiers, including the pilots) sustained injuries and had to be treated in hospital.
The helicopter crash landed in an emergency landing after it experienced engine trouble.
Sources:
http://www.philstar.com/nation/2013/12/06/1264972/air-force-chopper-crashes-leyte http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2013/12/06/6-soldiers-2-others-injured-leyte-helicopter-crash-317436 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Dec-2013 12:25 |
gerard57 |
Added |
06-Dec-2013 12:29 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Narrative] |
14-Jun-2018 06:46 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location] |
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