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| Date: | Monday 12 March 1990 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-58ET |
| Owner/operator: | Helicsa |
| Registration: | EC-DDR |
| MSN: | 58-1617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra Leone River, near Freetown -
 Sierra Leone
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Freetown-Lungi Airport |
| Freetown Aberdeen Heliport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
En-route at night across river estuary aircraft descended into the water which was covered with a fine layer of mist. Copilot saw water at the last moment but had insufficient time to warn the pilot. 3 crew and 9 pax died.
Former German Air Force H-34G-III 80+94
Sources:
flugzeugforum.de
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jul-2010 09:11 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2016 15:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2022 17:16 | PolandMoment | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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