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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Helikopter Service |
| Registration: | LN-ORL |
| MSN: | 30579 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 14 km NW of Stavanger-Sola (SVG) -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Water impact during maintenance check flight autorotation.
Floats not armed but self inflated.
Wreck sold as N8476A.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2009 11:00 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 03-Jun-2014 15:25 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2014 15:29 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 06-Sep-2017 16:22 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jul-2024 08:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Narrative, ] |
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