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| Date: | Friday 9 January 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Lesotho Defence Force |
| Registration: | LDF-26 |
| MSN: | 36088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Thaba Putsoa -
 Lesotho
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after reportendly hit by downdraft while flying over a ridge, injuring the occupants; helicopter rebuilt to A7-HBD (Qatar)
Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/lesotho.pdf
Flight International 21-27 April 1999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2010 05:14 | TB | Added |
| 09-Feb-2013 11:46 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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