Incident Sikorsky S-76A+ ZS-RIJ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30952
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 June 1998
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic S76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky S-76A+
Owner/operator:Court Helicopters
Registration: ZS-RIJ
MSN: 760075
Year of manufacture:1980
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:off Luanda -   Angola
Phase: Take off
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Offshore Vessel
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During night training during take-off the aircraft transitioned to forward flight, rolled, descended and impacted the sea at the end of a series of take-offs to maintain night currency.

Sources:

http://www.rotorspot.nl
Scramble 235
WAAS

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
14-Jun-2010 05:59 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage]
21-Jul-2011 12:38 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2012 14:27 harro Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2015 12:54 Aerossurance Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
01-May-2016 18:06 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Narrative]

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