Accident Aérospatiale SA 330B Puma 1217,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 83465
 
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Date:Monday 8 May 1978
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 330B Puma
Owner/operator:ALAT (French Army Light Aviation)
Registration: 1217
MSN: 1217
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Foret du Day -   Djibouti
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into forest on night take-off. Two occupants fatally injured. 10 passagers
Mécanicien naviguant tue et 1 passager lui même pilote
11 blessés dont 2 très graves
J’étais médecin à bord moi même blessé

Sources:

1. http://www.aerosteles.net/fiche.php?code=djibouti-alat&type=th&valeur=helico&lang=fr
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20121230112400/http://www.matalat.fr:80/page1590.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2010 07:56 TB Added
09-Apr-2012 10:16 TB Updated
09-Apr-2012 10:29 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage]
31-Mar-2013 19:45 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative]
12-Dec-2016 19:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Mar-2017 12:55 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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