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| Date: | Friday 9 June 2017 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 565MB (AS 365N3) Panther |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Navy |
| Registration: | 902 |
| MSN: | 6849 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Black Sea, 7NM E of Kamchiya river mouth -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bulgarian Navy helicopter crashed into the Black sea during a military exercise. All three crew members were injured and rescued by the frigate Drazki. The aircraft commander died later in hospital.
Sources:
https://offnews.bg/news/Intcidenti_6/Nash-voenen-helikopter-padna-v-Cherno-more_657753.html
http://news.bnt.bg/bg/a/intsident-po-vreme-na-takticheskoto-uchenie-cherno-more-2017
http://www.janes.com/article/71362/bulgarian-navy-helicopter-collides-with-frigate
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2017 12:46 | alexandm | Added |
| 09-Jun-2017 13:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 09-Jun-2017 14:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2017 16:20 | alexandm | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jun-2017 19:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 10-Jun-2017 08:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 13-Jun-2017 11:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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