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| Date: | Monday 3 January 2022 |
| Time: | c. 21:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 565MA Panther / Atalef (AS 365N) |
| Owner/operator: | Israeli Defence Force (IDF) |
| Registration: | 895 |
| MSN: | 6560 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | off Bat Galim beach, near Haifa -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An IDF Eurocopter AS 565MA Atalef, operated by 193 Squadron, crashed into the sea at night off Bat Galim beach, Haifa. The helicopter had been airborne for about an hour, taking part in a training exercise at the time of the accident say the IDF. They state an engine fire occurred, the emergency flotation system was deployed but no distress call received.
One crew member was rescued. The two pilots (a Lt Col and Major) were discovered after a long search and didn't survive the accident. Early wreckage recovered included a cabin door.
Sources:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/helicopter-crashes-off-haifa-coast-search-teams-sent-to-scene/
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-691465
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-helicopter-crashes-off-israel-s-coast-rescue-teams-on-site-1.10512097
https://www.timesofisrael.com/helicopter-crashes-off-haifa-coast-search-teams-sent-to-scene/
https://www.israelhayom.com/2022/01/04/2-pilots-killed-in-helicopter-crash-off-haifa-coast/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-691530
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-696185
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/219353
Media:
Flares fired over the coast of Haifa amid the searches for two missing crewmen in the helicopter crash pic.twitter.com/qkeRodJvNC
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) January 3, 2022
התרסקות המסוק בחיפה: חלקי מסוק שנפלטו לחוף
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) January 3, 2022
(אורלי אלקלעי) pic.twitter.com/U0W9q98u8n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 21:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:42 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 22:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 22:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 23:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 23:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2022 23:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 00:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 07:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 08:11 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 08:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 16:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jan-2022 17:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2022 14:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
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