Incident report
Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III crash near Malta Luqa Airport, Malta
minor1972-04-21
Summary
Jet blast from a taxying Seaboard World Airlines DC-8-63CF, N8635, struck Alouette III F-BPFF of Heli Union as it was about to depart from Malta Luqa Airport, and blew the helicopter onto its side. A Bell 206 JetRanger of Autair, G-AWOY, was also damaged, and fire crews foamed spilt fuel at the scene.
Incident details
Date
1972-04-21
Location
Malta Luqa Airport, Malta
Registration
F-BPFF
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
standing
Source
AirHistory.net ↗35.8575, 14.4775
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Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceAirHistory.net
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