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| Date: | Wednesday 6 September 2000 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 365N2 Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Taiwan National Police (NPA) |
| Registration: | AP018 |
| MSN: | 6441 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tsengwen River, Tainan -
 Taiwan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into the sea during rescue exercise, when no 1 engine lost power while hovering at 50ft. The helicopter put its tail rotor in the water for a short moment before climbing again to about 20ft and then started rotating to the left. After little more than one revolution, the helicopter dropped into the sea and rolled over on its right side. All tail rotor blades were broken off close to the hub during this accident.
The co-pilot died from injuries.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly, November 2000, p75
WAAS
https://www.aibn.no/luftfart/rapporter/2009-27-eng (see page 14)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2011 16:48 | TB | Added |
| 19-Dec-2012 09:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 25-Jan-2013 09:51 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2013 18:24 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Apr-2016 14:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2024 09:33 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2025 17:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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