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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191790
 
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Date:Thursday 1 December 2016
Time:
Type:Gyroplane
Owner/operator:Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saravan Airport, province of Sistan and Baluchistan -   Iran
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The gyroplane crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash.
Iranian media report that the aircraft involved was a gyroplane. A photo, supposedly of the accident, however seem to show a fixed wing ultralight aircraft.

Sources:

http://en.mehrnews.com/news/121695/IRGC-ultralight-plane-crashes-pilot-killed
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2579140&Language=en
www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13950911000264
Photo: https://www.yjc.ir/fa/news/5880349/%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%DB%8C%DA%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%87-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Dec-2016 15:57 gerard57 Added
02-Dec-2016 08:45 azhdar24 Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code]
02-Dec-2016 09:18 azhdar24 Updated [Embed code]
02-Dec-2016 09:22 harro Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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