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| Date: | Saturday 14 September 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH542 |
| MSN: | 31235 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mutur, Trincomalee -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The SLAF Bell 212 helicopter crashed after it encountered an unspecified problem while in flight (Very possibly damaged by a LTTE terrorist attack). The helicopter was badly damaged as a result. It was subsequently repaired.
Sources:
https://www.defence.lk/upload/ebooks/Humanitarian%20Opeartion%20Factual%20Analysis.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/groups/209759710344423/search/?q=1985
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2006 | CH542 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | Jaffna-Palaly Airport (JAF/VCCJ) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2025 06:08 | Prometheus | Added |
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