Accident Sud Aviation SA 318 C Alouette Astazou PH-HEF, Tuesday 22 August 1967
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Date:Tuesday 22 August 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ALO2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sud Aviation SA 318 C Alouette Astazou
Owner/operator:
Registration: PH-HEF
MSN: 1886
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Accident
Location:Agha Jari -   Iran
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: RvdL
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The instructor demonstrated an autorotation landing. After landing, however, he made a mistake which caused the main rotor to strike the tail. The damage to the tail was then followed by significant damage to the entire helicopter due to the unbalanced, spinning rotor.

Sources:

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2024 17:23 ASN Added
14-Aug-2025 09:14 ASN Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, ]

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