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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61N |
| Owner/operator: | AAR Company |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 20 km southeast of the Diori Hamani International Airport -
 Niger
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter made a hard landing and was substantially damaged. The six American civilians on board were unharmed.
Sources:
https://en.starafrica.com/news/us-civilian-chopper-forced-to-land-in-niger.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2015 13:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Dec-2015 13:13 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, ] |
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