ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148388
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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 2012 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Angola National Police |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12 Km from Dundo City -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter of the Angolan National Police that was supporting the National Electoral Commission (CNE) crashed last Saturday, at about 06.30 pm, 12 kilometres off Dundo City, in the north-eastern Lunda Norte Province, states a note released by the Corporation on Sunday.
The accident caused the death of the four occupants of the helicopter, namely the captain of the aircraft, chief-inspector Tiago Casimiro, his assistant, João Adelino João Brandão, as well as the workers of the Provincial Electoral Commission, Lourenço Mussenoho and Maria Augusta João.
Sources:
http://www.angop.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/politica/2012/8/35/Police-helicopter-crashes-Dundo-four-dead,562501e5-d057-4956-815b-780ae7efbf36.html
http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/politica/2012/8/35/Chefe-Estado-lamenta-morte-funcionarios-CNE,cc862e47-086c-4bb7-9391-2d2a0bfe4d44.html_
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2012 18:52 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 25-Sep-2016 14:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
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