ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194817
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| Date: | Thursday 13 April 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135T2+ |
| Owner/operator: | Lesotho Defence Force |
| Registration: | LDF-13 |
| MSN: | 1141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Thaba Putsoa -
 Lesotho
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter hit power lines and crashed. There are four fatalities.
Sources:
Scramble.nl
http://web.archive.org/web/20171009032247/http://www.sabc.co.za:80/news/a/8343018040c5fecd9be0fbd9ce9b621f/Helicopter-crash-kills-two-Lesotho-soldiers-20170414
https://forum.keypublishing.com/attachment.php?s=2cff89d2ff854862f75c112f8ae532d6&attachmentid=244633&d=1457561256
Media:
Lesotho army helicopter crashed in Thaba Putsoa. Reports show that 2 soldiers died and others critical in hospital pic.twitter.com/EJEquxngb0
— Keiso Mohloboli (@kmohloboli) April 13, 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2017 13:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Apr-2017 13:23 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2017 13:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2017 14:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Apr-2017 14:54 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
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