ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57749
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 24-FEB-1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 342L Gazelle |
| Operator: | Aviacion Ejercito Ecuatoriana (Ecuador Army) |
| Registration: | E-340 |
| C/n / msn: | 1886 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Tiputini, Orellana -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Forced landing in Napo River following loss of cyclic control.
Sources:
Flight International 19-25 November 1997, p41
Flight International 4-10 June 1997, p42
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 12:40 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2011 16:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Mar-2013 20:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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