ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144592
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-MAR-2012 |
| Time: | 14:35 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven I |
| Operator: | Helicon BV |
| Registration: | PH-WQW |
| C/n / msn: | 2084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | A small lake near hotel-restaurant De Kopren Hoogte, Lichtmis -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lichtmis helispot |
| EHLE |
A Robinson R44 Raven I Helicopter crashed shortly after take off from a helispot at hotel-restaurant "De Koperen Hoogte" in a small lake near Lichtmis, about 7km west of Nieuwleusen, and sunk.
All three occupants survived unhurt and swam to shore.
The helicopter was salvaged monday morning 26 March 2012 from the water.
Sources:
http://www.rtvoost.nl/nieuws/default.aspx?cat=1&nid=141596
http://www.regiomeppel.nl/nieuws/helikopter-v-d-most-neergestort-bij-de-koperen-hoogte-update-18284.html
http://www.reneadmiraal.nl/blog/index.php?/archives/3427-Helikopter-weer-boven-water.html (salvage operation)
http://www.airnieuws.nl/movements/hilversum/okt11/PH-WQW.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2012 08:12 | RobertMB | Added |
| 25-Mar-2012 09:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2012 04:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2012 00:36 | 74.194.45.180 | Updated [Narrative] |
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