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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1998 |
| Time: | 21:02 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Zhuhai Helicopters |
| Registration: | B-7306 |
| MSN: | 760045 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zhuhai, Guangdong Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Zhuhai | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While flying through clouds at night, the helicopter was blown off the planned route by crosswind. The pilots were distracted by communication with the air traffic controller and failed to notice that deviation. Subsequently, the Sikorsky crashed onto mountain.
Sources:
Air International 10/98
WAAS
https://www.toutiao.com/article/6858533399133422083/?&source=m_redirect
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2010 11:56 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2013 11:50 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2015 12:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2016 17:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2023 04:42 | RDV | Updated |
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