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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1985 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Heliportugal/Delta Avia |
| Registration: | D-HETS |
| MSN: | 170045D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Proença-a-Nova -
 Portugal
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Serta airfield |
| Proença-a-Nova airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Tail rotor struck the ground, while manoeuvring for a quick stop at Proença-a-Nova airfield. No injuries on the two occupants, pilot and observer.
Sources:
http://www.gpiaa.gov.pt/tempfiles/20110902141906moptc.pdf
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Asus/My%20Documents/Downloads/i005855.pdf (Portugal DGAC/GPI Final accident report)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2011 13:23 | harro | Added |
| 31-Jan-2015 07:42 | jfigueiredo | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jan-2017 12:05 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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