Accident Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2 B-7104,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150831
 
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Date:Saturday 16 October 1993
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS65 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 365N Dauphin 2
Owner/operator:China Ocean Helicopter (COHC)
Registration: B-7104
MSN: 6060
Year of manufacture:1983
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:South China Sea -   China
Phase: Landing
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Oil Platform, South China Sea
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
It is believed that on landing on an offshore platform, just after touchdown, the helicopter was caught by strong winds and blown off the platform into the South China Sea. (Reports of this accident are confused and contradictory).

Sources:

1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se365show.asp?start=51&count=50]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Nov-2012 10:29 TB Added
25-Nov-2012 10:14 TB Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
28-Nov-2016 22:36 Dr. John Smith Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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