ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234594
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| Date: | 30-MAR-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Harbin Z-9ZH |
| Owner/operator: | Chinese People's Liberation Army |
| Registration: | 6202 |
| C/n / msn: | Z9-0539 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Tai Lam Country Park, Hong Kong -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Chinese Army helicopter met with an accident in Hong Kong during a night training missing in adverse weather conditions. The helicopter damaged an electricity transmission tower. Apparently four crew members died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.ecns.cn/news/military/2020-03-31/detail-ifzuwwmz9246441.shtml
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202003/31/P2020033100677.htm
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/144827/PLA-chopper-crash-damages-tower
https://asiatimes.com/2020/04/mystery-surrounds-pla-chopper-crash-in-hong-kong/
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/wul0401a-04012020045554.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/ft0sbt/rfa_news_confirm_four_pla_soldier_died_in_the/
https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20200402/bkn-20200402095401931-0402_00822_001.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2020 13:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-Apr-2020 09:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2020 12:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2020 06:12 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 07:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2020 08:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 08:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:15 | Alan Song | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:18 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:56 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Apr-2020 16:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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