Incident Aérospatiale/DENEL SA 330L Puma 163,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73215
 
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Date:Monday 8 February 1982
Time:c. 14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale/DENEL SA 330L Puma
Owner/operator:South African Air Force (SAAF)
Registration: 163
MSN: 1446
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Cahama, Cunene -   Angola
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ongiva (Ondjiva Pereira) Airport (VPE/FNGI)
Destination airport:Ondangua
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crash-landed on road from Ongiva Airport and suffered Cat.5 damage after experiencing tail rotor failure. A/C Commander Leon Postma, co-pilot Lew Hartley and F/E Alwyn Vermeulen.

Sources:

unknown
http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/history/saaf/attrition-summaries

Images:


On site the following day

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2010 04:52 TB Added
07-Sep-2011 12:24 Anon. Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2012 06:05 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Oct-2012 06:48 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
21-Apr-2015 08:17 Anon. Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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