ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154678
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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 2013 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109LUH |
| Owner/operator: | South African National Defence Force (SANDF) |
| Registration: | 4018 |
| MSN: | 136.. |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | N of Satara, Kruger National Park -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed, killing all five on board. The helicopter was departing on a scheduled night time aerial patrol as part of the anti-rhino poaching operation in the Kruger National Park. It is reported that: "there were shortcomings in their [the crew's] training to fly the A109 light utility helicopter and that a NightSun light was used to illuminate the area at take-off. The flight crew had apparently not been fully instructed in its use including that sudden switching off of the powerful light can cause disorientation."
Sources:
https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/5-die-in-Kruger-chopper-crash-20130331
http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?55808-SAAF-August-A109-heli-crashes-in-Kruger-5-Killed/page2
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries/18
http://www.saairforce.co.za/news-and-events/1359/pilot-chopper-had-been-weak-in-flight-school
http://www.rfcza.org/#!Kruger-helicopter-crash-investigation-reveals-training-and-skills-shortfalls/k4b46/5768c36b0cf240932ed18734
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43950:kruger-helicopter-crash-investigation-reveals-training-and-skills-shortfalls&catid=124:military-helicopters&Itemid=282
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2013 15:07 | neurogenic | Added |
| 30-Mar-2013 21:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2013 21:11 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 07:06 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 08:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 31-Mar-2013 14:04 | flyafrica | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2013 15:15 | TB | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2015 11:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 18-Aug-2015 19:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2016 05:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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