Accident Aérospatiale SA 342M1 Gazelle 4091 , Thursday 1 December 2011
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Date:Thursday 1 December 2011
Time:18:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic GAZL model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 342M1 Gazelle
Owner/operator:ALAT
Registration: 4091
MSN: 2091
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Étain-Rouvres AAB, Meuse 55 -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Etain/Rouvres Airport (LFQE)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed a few minutes after lift-off. Both occupants escaped unhurt.

Sources:

http://www.estrepublicain.fr/defense/2011/12/01/meuse-crash-d-un-helicoptere-de-combat-a-etain?image=0903C6A0-2BF3-4951-A8A1-D8D6126F5573
http://alexismeteo.canalblog.com/
http://www.opex360.com/2011/12/02/un-helicoptere-gazelle-sest-ecrase-dans-la-meuse/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Dec-2011 08:24 RobertMB Added
20-Dec-2011 11:01 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, ]
14-Mar-2013 16:55 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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