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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2019 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | South African Police Service (SAPS) |
| Registration: | ZS-RWX |
| MSN: | 3870 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG), Durban -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Durban-Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG) |
| Durban-Virginia Airport (VIR/FAVG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The SAPS helicopter crashed and both occupants were uninjured.
Sources:
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/police-helicopter-crashes-virginia-airport/
https://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=222353
https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/54719/zs-rwx-south-africa-police-aerospatiale-as350-ecureuil-squirrel/ (photo)
Location
Images:
FAVG 20 Aug 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2019 12:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Aug-2019 12:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 15:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 16:51 | Paulm7010 | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo, ] |
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