ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218843
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| Date: | 01-DEC-2018 |
| Time: | 11:25 LT |
| Type: |  Kamov Ka-32T |
| Owner/operator: | Korea Forest Service (KFS) |
| Registration: | HL9419 |
| C/n / msn: | 9605 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Han river near Gangdong Bridge -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Gimpo Airport |
| Youngchook-mountain, Nowongu, Seoul |
The firefighting helicopter crashed in the river as it tried to take in water. The two pilots survived the crash, but a mechanic died.
The news states that the accident helicopter was produced in 1997. In ATIS KOREA, it indicated that the only Ka-32T helicopter operated by Korea Forest Service, based in Gimpo airport and produced in 1997 is HL9419. Also the koreajoongangdaily news article shows code 613 which belong to HL9419.
Sources:
http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3056386
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20181201000060
http://atis.koca.go.kr/ATIS/aircraft/forwardPage.do?pageUrl=aircraftRegStat01
https://m.news.naver.com/read.nhn?mode=LSD&sid1=102&sid2=249&oid=421&aid=0003719487
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20181201002551315?section=news
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/12/251_259688.html
One person killed, two injured in crash of KA-32 firefighting helicopter https://t.co/BP74XysNkD
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) December 1, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2018 07:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Dec-2018 08:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2018 10:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Dec-2018 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 02-Dec-2018 17:23 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 02-Dec-2018 21:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2018 19:47 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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