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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 2008 |
| Time: | 10:38 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquis |
| Owner/operator: | Ellinikós Stratós |
| Registration: | ES822 |
| MSN: | 8681 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vassiloudi -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria, Imathia, Hellenic Army Aviation |
| Redina |
Crashed and caught fire. Witness accounts suggest auto-rotation maneuvers at low height and avoidance of highway with vehicular traffic. The helicopter was equipped with a reserve fuel tank for an upcoming military exercise. This Huey had been produced in 1966 and was transferred to the Hellenic Army Aviation in 1993 from U.S. Army stocks.
Sources:
ANA-MPA, "Eleftherotypia" 3/19/2008, Athens, Greece
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2008 06:52 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 18-Mar-2008 10:00 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Mar-2008 10:44 | LEP | Updated |
| 20-Oct-2008 01:29 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 19-Sep-2014 12:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 19-Sep-2014 13:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Apr-2017 13:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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