Incident Aérospatiale/CASA AS 332B1 Super Puma HD.21-12,
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Date:Friday 3 August 2012
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale/CASA AS 332B1 Super Puma
Owner/operator:Ejército del Aire - Al48 / 803 Esc
Registration: HD.21-12
MSN: 2354
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bala Murghab Herat Province western Afghaistan -   Afghanistan
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Damaged during a night medevac for 3 US wounded and base re-supply mission a/c "803-12" encountered brown-out conditions and rolled over onto its left side.
Upon return to Spain the airframe was relegated to ground instructional use at Torrejon by October 2016.

Sources:

https://www.khaama.com/nato-helicopter-crash-in-western-afghanistan-057/
Scramble (database)
https://docplayer.es/20427893-Vade-et-tu-fac-similiter-la-historia-del-helicoptero-en-el-ejercito-del-aire.html (in Spanish p.157-158)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Mar-2014 19:01 Ramon Added
22-Mar-2014 19:01 harro Updated [Aircraft type]
30-Oct-2014 18:37 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Apr-2016 10:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]
04-Mar-2020 07:32 StokieSteve Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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