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| Date: | Monday 25 March 2013 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | National Helicopter Services Ltd |
| Registration: | 9Y-TIC |
| MSN: | S-837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cedros area, Granville -
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Couva |
| Couva | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Made a hard landing in forested area and rotor blades struck a tree. The pilot suffered a minor injury. The helicopter was providing surveillance support to a marijuana eradication team on the ground.
Sources:
1. https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/pilot-injured-in-crash--during-70m-drug-bust-200151141.html
2. http://archives.newsday.co.tt/2013/03/27/forced-landing/
3. www.nhsl.tt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2013 07:09 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Mar-2013 13:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2013 10:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2016 09:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2018 18:34 | TB | Updated [Source, Damage, ] |
| 30-May-2022 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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