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| Date: | Saturday 17 January 2004 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Batoka Sky |
| Registration: | ZS-RMO |
| MSN: | 1117 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arrius 2F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Songwe village -
 Zambia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crash-landed following engine shut down at approx 2,000 feet. Autorotation but rotor blades hit a tree in the tight landing spot about 5 km southeast of Victoria Falls during flight to/from Victoria Falls.
Sources:
http://www.avia-dejavu.net/ec120-1101-1150.htm
http://allafrica.com/stories/200401190456.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2013 11:25 | TB | Added |
| 10-Mar-2013 11:26 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 08:03 | PJ176 | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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