Incident Agusta-Bell AB 204B ,
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Date:Wednesday 5 February 1986
Time:midnight
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Agusta-Bell AB 204B
Owner/operator:Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:4 km E of Sidon -   Lebanon
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Overturned on emergency landing after shot at in bad weather. Helicopter exploded after evacuation. The three italian crew and three french passengers captured. UNIFIL mission.

Sources:

Hamburger Abenblatt 6.2.1986, p13
Flight International 16 May 1987, p38
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1986_02/19860206_0001.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Apr-2013 18:50 TB Added
14-Oct-2013 18:20 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
17-Oct-2013 16:18 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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