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Date: | Monday 26 March 2012 |
Time: | 21:00 LT |
Type: | Sikorsky S-70C-6 Super Bluehawk |
Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
Registration: | 7017 |
MSN: | 70-2417 |
Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | ca 13 mi W of Orchid Island -
Taiwan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Chiayi County |
Destination airport: | Chiayi County |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Taiwan’s defense ministry says that a Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) Sikorsky S-70C-6 Super Bluehawk helicopter has crashed off the island’s southeast coast and five crew members are missing.
So far, one crew member was rescued, the other five are still missing. They are presumed to have died.
Sources:
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2012/03/taiwan-rescue-helicopter-crashes-5-missing/ http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120327000017&cid=1101 http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/8/6/1086681.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Mar-2012 01:33 |
gerard57 |
Added |
27-Mar-2012 02:36 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
27-Mar-2012 03:09 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
03-Apr-2012 10:55 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
07-Apr-2012 05:58 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
07-Mar-2019 21:19 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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