ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150853
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 June 2008 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 332L1 Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | CITIC Offshore Helicopters (COHC) |
| Registration: | B-7960 |
| MSN: | 2609 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shifang County-Level City, Deyang, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, a Super Puma was dispatched to transfer animals from a ruined zoo. Reportedly due to technical problem, the helicopter hit trees, landed hard and rolled over onto its right side. Apparently this occurred when the crew a attempted to carry out a forced landing.
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/26068/
World Airline Accident Summary
http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2008/06/11/003391715.shtml
https://www.sc.gov.cn/10462/10464/10756/2011/5/19/10162292.shtml
https://news.ifeng.com/c/7fYo7GUvm6p
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2012 10:29 | TB | Added |
| 10-Apr-2015 20:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Apr-2016 19:37 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2023 05:39 | RDV | Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]] |
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