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| Date: | Tuesday 19 April 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12B |
| Owner/operator: | Fison-Airwork Ltd |
| Registration: | G-APSL |
| MSN: | 555 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 36 mi from Santiago -
 Dominican Republic
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Santiago |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Caught fire in flight and caused a forced landing whilst spraying bananas at Yolanda Farm.
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-APSL.pdf
2. https://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/419360-fison-airwork-helicopter-ops.html
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 26-Aug-2010 10:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, ] |
| 26-Aug-2010 10:58 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2014 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jan-2018 19:18 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 27-Jul-2024 06:32 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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