ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25668
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| Date: | 21-JUN-1993 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 Turbo Porter |
| Owner/operator: | Farner Air Transport/MINURSO |
| Registration: | HB-FKS |
| MSN: | 875 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Aoussard, Western Sahara -
 Morocco
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Aoussard (Awsard) Airfield, Western Sahara |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in the Sahara Desert, killing the female Australian Army Medical Officer Major Susan Felsche (32). Three of the crew died in the crash.
Sources:
http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P01763.014
http://www.pc-6.com/history/875.htm
https://www.awm.gov.au//people/1078604.asp
https://www.awm.gov.au/wartime/24/peacekeeping/
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 1989 | D-FFBZ (1) | FSZ Hassfurt | 1 | Hassfurt (EDQT) |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Feb-2010 12:01 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2010 15:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2016 12:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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