Incident report
Eurocopter EC135T2+ crash near Thaba Putsoa, Lesotho
fatal2017-04-134 fatalities
Summary
The helicopter struck power lines and came down on Thaba Putsoa. Four died of four on board. Early reporting was lower: an SABC report the day after the accident was headlined as two soldiers killed. The figure of four is the one carried by the curated record and is used here. The accident is classified as a wirestrike.
Incident details
Date
2017-04-13
Location
Thaba Putsoa, Lesotho
Aircraft
Registration
LDF-13
Operator
Operator type
military
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Occupants
4
Probable cause
Phase of flight
en route
Source
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Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceScramble
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