ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70736
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HH-3E (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | Tunisian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 61552 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Medjez El Bab, 60km NW of Tunis -
 Tunisia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kef region |
| Tunis | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Suffered in-flight failure of main rotor blade and crashed into river. Army Chief of Staff Brig Gen Abdel Aziz Skik killed.
Sources:
http://www.jbaugher.com/usaf_serials/1965.html
Air Forces Monthly JUL 2002, p72
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1962415.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2009 04:00 | TB | Added |
| 25-Jul-2010 02:25 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2011 12:18 | Luciferium | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2012 12:43 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2012 08:52 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2013 13:33 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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