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| Date: | Tuesday 6 August 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B Écureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Guinea Air Force |
| Registration: | 3X-AAE |
| MSN: | 1870 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in sea off Kaloum, Conakry -
 Guinea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Aérospatiale AS 350B Écureuil crashed into the sea under unknown circumstances. The helicopter contained an instructor pilot and a trainee pilot who didn't survive.
Sources:
https://aminata.com/guinee-un-helicoptere-secrase/
http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2019-08/06/content_75073207.htm
https://emergencegn.net/guinee-crash-dun-helicoptere-militaire-aux-larges-de-conakry-avec-deux-membres-dequipage/
http://french.xinhuanet.com/2019-08/06/c_138288614.htm
https://www.senenews.com/actualites/societe/guinee-un-helicoptere-secrase-en-mer-avec-deux-passagers-a-bord_282162.html
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/guinee-un-helicoptere-de-l-armee-s-abime-en-mer-au-large-de-conakry-20190806
https://www.africaguinee.com/articles/2019/08/06/urgentconakry-un-helicoptere-s-ecrase-aux-larges-de-kaloum
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Guinea-Air-Force/Aerospatiale-AS-350B-Ecureuil/5052631/L (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2019 15:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Aug-2019 18:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Aug-2019 10:11 | ctyone | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, ] |
| 07-Aug-2019 15:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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