ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138065
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| Date: | Saturday 20 August 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 342L1 Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Tunisian Army |
| Registration: | L611 |
| MSN: | 4147 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rbayh, 30 km from Ben Guerdane -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The two crew of a Tunisian military helicopter were killed when it crashed Saturday near the Libyan border in the south of the country, a government source said, blaming a technical failure.
The accident happened at Rbayh, 30 kilometres (12 miles) from Ben Guerdane, in an area where the Tunisian army presence has been strengthened in anticipation of an influx of refugees from war-torn Libya.
Sources:
https://www.eurocopter.com/site/docs_wsw/RUB_36/Potential_09_09_2013.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Aug-2011 10:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Aug-2011 12:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 14-Mar-2013 14:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2013 16:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source] |
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