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| Date: | Tuesday 14 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  NHIndustries NH90 TTH |
| Owner/operator: | Belgian Air Component |
| Registration: | RN-07 |
| MSN: | 1297/TBEA03 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Nameche -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE) |
| Beauvechain Air Base (EBBE) |
A Belgian Air Component NHIndustries NH90 TTH (callsign ARES501) struck some power lines during a low level practicing flight. It made a precautionary landing in a field near Nameche, some distance from were the lines got hit. Also a power outage occured in the nearby vilagges of Bonneville and Maizeret, because the power line got clipped.
The four occupants were not injured and the helicopter received minor damage to the nose cone.
Sources:
https://www.lavenir.net/regions/namur/andenne/2025/01/14/panne-de-courant-a-bonneville-et-thon-un-helicoptere-de-la-defense-a-sectionne-des-cables-electriques-7BYJQWUHC5G3XAK4E6WJZOFPJQ/
https://helispot.nl/hs/page/detail.asp?oid=d7d5C3F2&sub=logboek
https://www.hln.be/binnenland/legerhelikopter-snijdt-hoogspanningskabel-door-bij-voorzorgslanding-en-zet-twee-naamse-dorpen-zonder-stroom~acabaafd/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
https://www.msn.com/nl-be/nieuws/nationaal/nh-90-voert-voorzorgslanding-uit-in-nam%C3%AAche/ar-BB1rruta
https://www.aviation24.be/military-aircraft/belgian-air-component/precautionary-landing-of-an-nh-90-helicopter-in-the-nameche-region-belgian-province-of-namur/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/83737_1567628301.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex F-ZWCM (factory/test registration)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2025 19:05 | MV-DP | Added |
| 16-Jan-2025 04:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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