Incident Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma VN-8605,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30986
 
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Date:Tuesday 31 March 1998
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PUMA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale SA 330J Puma
Owner/operator:SFC Vietnam
Registration: VN-8605
MSN: 1610
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vung Tau -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Vung Tau, Vietnam
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On landing with (power reduced on one engine to simulate an engine failure?) as part of a crew training exercise, the helicopter touched down hard and rolled over onto its right side

Sources:

Flight International 21-27 April 1999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
18-Feb-2010 11:39 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Damage]
25-Jan-2013 12:34 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative]
09-Dec-2016 23:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Oct-2017 20:25 Aerossurance Updated [Source]

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