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| Date: | Monday 1 January 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3+ Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | SAPS Airwing |
| Registration: | ZS-RDL |
| MSN: | 4170 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg Mountains, KZN -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The police helicopter crashed while reportedly making an emergency landing while searching for a missing person. "We confirm the incident however no one died, only slight injuries sustained. There were four people and a rescue dog in the aircraft," said KZN police spokesperson .
Sources:
www.timeslive.co.za
https://www.enca.com/south-africa/police-chopper-crashes-in-kzn
https://ladysmithgazette.co.za/98803/update-police-chopper-crashes-drakensberg/
Media:
SAPS DBN Airwing helicopter crash : Drakensberg Mountains. Near Cathedral Peak. NO fatalities pic.twitter.com/v8IG1OAyXT
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) 1 januari 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2018 14:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Jan-2018 14:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 01-Jan-2018 17:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2018 07:50 | Ziyaad | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 02-Jan-2018 16:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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