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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 2023 |
| Time: | 07:46 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Daejin Air |
| Registration: | HL9173 |
| MSN: | 2877 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gonggiil-ri, Buk-myeon, Yeongwol-gun, Gangwon-do -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | GMP/RKSS |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter crashed in Yeongwol. Both occupants died in the crash.
Police suspect the aircraft ― which was transporting electric wires for the construction of a electricity transmission tower ― may have come into contact with a transmission line. The helicopter was leased to Gangwon Province for forest fire extinguishing purposes, but was put into use for the transmission tower construction.
Sources:
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230315001952315
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/056/0011445711?sid=102
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/654/0000034861?sid=102
https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/056/0011445711?sid=102
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230315000243
Location
Media:
Two killed in #helicopter #crash in #Yeongwol
— The Korea Times (@koreatimescokr) March 15, 2023
https://t.co/JOKEnwomFi pic.twitter.com/OgutHAzViT
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/03/15/national/socialAffairs/korea-gangwon-helicopter-crash/20230315182925469.htmlICYMI: According to #Gangwon Fire Headquarters, a privately operated #helicopter crashed into a mountainside in #Yeongwol County, 138 kilometers (85 miles) east of #Seoul, at 7:46 a.m. Wednesday. https://t.co/H4lTlev4FD
— The Korea JoongAng Daily (@JoongAngDaily) March 15, 2023
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