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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1998 |
| Time: | 15:58 LT |
| Type: |  Helibrás UH-12 Esquilo (AS 350) |
| Owner/operator: | Aviação Naval Brasileira |
| Registration: | N-7079 |
| MSN: | 2702/HB-1171 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Novo Airão, AM -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashede after main rotors struck surface of the Rio Negro.
Sources:
http://www.naval.com.br/anb/ANB-aeronaves/Helibras_Esquilo/Helibras_Esquilo.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Mar-2013 12:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2013 12:30 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
| 30-Mar-2013 16:29 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jul-2014 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2014 01:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2014 09:10 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Oct-2015 14:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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