Accident Boeing Chinook HC1 (CH-47C) ZA715,
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Date:Tuesday 13 May 1986
Time:08:38 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing Chinook HC1 (CH-47C)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: ZA715
MSN: B.846/MA027
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 16
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Alice, West Falkland -   Falkland Islands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Mount Pleasant
Destination airport:RAF Mount Kent
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Suffered a whiteout and flew into sloping terrain.


Sources:

Flight International 16 May 1987
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19860513_za715.pdf
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1724/crashz.jpg
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=98531
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1986.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 03:03 harro Updated
05-Apr-2010 05:21 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
03-Dec-2011 23:02 Nepa Updated [Operator]
09-Apr-2012 18:24 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Apr-2012 18:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Embed code]
06-Jun-2012 04:24 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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