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| Date: | Wednesday 24 June 1998 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A+ |
| Owner/operator: | Court Helicopters |
| Registration: | ZS-RIJ |
| MSN: | 760075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Luanda -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Offshore Vessel |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During night training during take-off the aircraft transitioned to forward flight, rolled, descended and impacted the sea at the end of a series of take-offs to maintain night currency.
Sources:
http://www.rotorspot.nl
Scramble 235
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jun-2010 05:59 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, ] |
| 21-Jul-2011 12:38 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2012 14:27 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 12:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2016 18:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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