Accident Bell 212ASW 2212,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161934
 
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Date:Saturday 26 May 2001
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212ASW
Owner/operator:Royal Thai Navy (RTN)
Registration: 2212
MSN: 30876
Year of manufacture:1978
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gulf of Thailand -   Thailand
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:U-Tapao
Destination airport:U-Tapao
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on SAR mission for injured fisherman from trawler in Gulf of Thailand. Failed to find the ship and returned to base but lost control and plunged into the sea 15 miles off coast. One surviver rescued by fishing boat.

Sources:

http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlob/802/70/potential.pdf
AFM July 2001, p90

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Nov-2013 17:27 TB Added
09-Oct-2019 18:37 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 09:05 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]

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