Incident Bell 206L3 Long Ranger 7T-WUH, Sunday 20 February 2011
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Date:Sunday 20 February 2011
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B06 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 206L3 Long Ranger
Owner/operator:Tassili Airlines
Registration: 7T-WUH
MSN: 51551
Year of manufacture:1991
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:within Algeria -   Algeria
Phase: Landing
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The helicopter reportedly suffered a main rotor overspeed in flight, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. After a hard lading, the tail rotor struck the ground. One of the main rotor blades struck the upper wire cutter.

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Other occurrences involving this aircraft

8 January 2016 7T-WUH Tassili Airlines 0 within Algeria min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Apr-2025 11:44 ASN Added
26-Apr-2025 13:14 ASN Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, ]

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