ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182797
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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 2015 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW139 |
| Owner/operator: | Société Beninoise des Hydrocarbures |
| Registration: | TY-ABC |
| MSN: | 41347 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Djougou stadium -
 Benin
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Djougou | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter sustained substantial damage in a landing accident.
Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of Benin, who was en route to Djougou, was aboard with other 6 occupants. No serious injuries.
One of the rotor blades touched a wall, at 5 meters from the ground during landing.
Sources:
http://www.afrik.com/benin-lionel-zinsou-sort-indemne-d-un-accident-d-helicoptere
http://afrique.lepoint.fr/actualites/benin-lionel-zinsou-dans-un-crash-d-helicoptere-26-12-2015-2005370_2365.php
http://www.aaa.dgualdo.it/prodlist/prod-aw139-12.htm
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/benin-prime-minister-unha/2379128.html
http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20151226-benin-lionel-zinsou-sort-indemne-accident-helicoptere
Media:
The helicopter of the #Benin PM makes an emergency landing at the Djougou stadium
Lionel #Zinsou alive pic.twitter.com/sq0ODUfsiu
— Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) December 26, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2015 18:11 | harro | Added |
| 26-Dec-2015 19:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2015 19:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 27-Dec-2015 08:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2015 12:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2015 18:56 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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