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| Date: | Sunday 28 July 2024 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Armed Forces of Malta - Air Wing |
| Registration: | AS9211 |
| MSN: | 2295 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Malta International Airport (MLA) -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) |
The helicopter reportedly rolled over on Apron 7 at Malta International Airport (MLA).
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/ArmedForcesOfMaltaafm/posts/pfbid02bPFJLhLGaX2LGodAqYSNAT6NLEGtuvbpeoa5yo5XuBZ2PMbgfYnXDoR6yZvqtU8Dl
https://www.instagram.com/tvmnews.mt/reel/C9-F8H4PIiV/
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2024-07-28/local-news/AFM-helicopter-experiences-incident-during-take-off-preparations-6736263072
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/130452/afm_helicopter_sustains_damage_before_taking_off
https://newsbook.com.mt/en/afm-investigating-latest-incident-involving-one-of-its-aircraft/
https://one.com.mt/helikopter-tal-forzi-armati-involut-fincident-hadd-ma-jwegga/
https://timesofmalta.com/article/afm-helicopter-damaged-pretakeoff-procedure.1095995
https://tvmnews.mt/en/news/no-soldiers-injured-aboard-afm-helicopter-incident/
https://tvmnews.mt/news/hadd-mis-suldati-abbord-ma-wegga-wara-incident-bhelikopter-tal-fam/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2024 07:31 | ASN | Added |
| 29-Jul-2024 07:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 07:58 | Robert | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2024 05:33 | MarkStep | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Aug-2024 11:23 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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