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Aerospatiale AS350B1 Ecureuil crash near Covilhã, Portugal

fatal1996-08-023 fatalities
Summary

An AS350B1 came down through the roof of a garage at Covilhã and was destroyed. Three of the five on board were killed. The airframe was later rebuilt using parts from another AS350 and re-registered.

Incident details
Date
1996-08-02
Location
Covilhã, Portugal
Registration
D-HAUX
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
3
Injuries
0
Occupants
5
Probable cause
Unknown
Phase of flight
en route
40.2800, -7.5000
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities3
Injuries0
SourceFlight International
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