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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon |
| Owner/operator: | China Naval Air Force |
| Registration: | 171 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fangshan District, Beijing -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
Hoisted a heavy equipment for installation in a chemical plant. Rotor blades hit a structure when the pilots attempted to maneuver to tackle a problem in undoing the ropes that lifted the equipment. Went down and caught fire. No survivor.
Sources:
Zou, Y. & Yu, Z. 1994. The inflight safety of carrier-based helicopters. Helicopter Technology, 1994(04): 43-49. (in Chinese)
https://ggw.wh.cn/qsnzj/8475813.html
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%8E%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%AE%AD/574045#ref_[1]_9157085
http://m.wyzxwk.com/content.php?classid=21&id=327587
Witness account. Available at: https://freewechat.com/a/MzU5NjU0NDU1OA==/2247573338/4.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2023 04:54 | RDV | Added |
| 16-Nov-2024 07:44 | RDV | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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