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| Date: | Friday 3 August 2012 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale/CASA AS 332B1 Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército del Aire - Al48 / 803 Esc |
| Registration: | HD.21-12 |
| MSN: | 2354 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bala Murghab Herat Province western Afghaistan -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Damaged during a night medevac for 3 US wounded and base re-supply mission a/c "803-12" encountered brown-out conditions and rolled over onto its left side.
Upon return to Spain the airframe was relegated to ground instructional use at Torrejon by October 2016.
Sources:
https://www.khaama.com/nato-helicopter-crash-in-western-afghanistan-057/
Scramble (database)
https://docplayer.es/20427893-Vade-et-tu-fac-similiter-la-historia-del-helicoptero-en-el-ejercito-del-aire.html (in Spanish p.157-158)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2014 19:01 | Ramon | Added |
| 22-Mar-2014 19:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 18:37 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2016 10:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Mar-2020 07:32 | StokieSteve | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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