ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31001
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 February 1998 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Eurocopter Tigre (EC 665) |
| Owner/operator: | Eurocopter |
| Registration: | F-ZWWU |
| MSN: | PT004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Townsville, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during night time low level demonstration flight. Pilot losing situational awareness, causing the helicopter to strike the ground.
Sources:
Scramble 227
AFM October 2001, p74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2012 03:45 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2013 19:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2019 17:40 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2021 10:08 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
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