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| Date: | Wednesday 16 February 2000 |
| Time: | 22:11 LT ? |
| Type: |  Westland Sea Lynx Mk88 |
| Owner/operator: | MFG3 Marineflieger |
| Registration: | 83+14 |
| MSN: | WA327 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 32 km W off Curacao -
 Curaçao
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | fregate Niedersachsen |
| fregate Niedersachsen |
"Flat Eric" forced landed into sea after severe vibrations due to the partial loss of a rotor blade. The crew were rescued by a Dutch Sea Lynx, but the helicopter sank.
Sources:
German Spotter Club
flug-revue.rotor.com
http://www.janmaat.de/m_mfg3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2010 22:19 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 09-Jul-2010 09:17 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2010 11:06 | TB | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 09-Jul-2010 11:42 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2010 11:49 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2010 02:26 | TB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 13:13 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2019 20:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 21:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2020 08:47 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Feb-2020 16:22 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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