Incident report
Bell UH-1E Iroquois crash near Aguiar da Beira, Portugal
minor1994-09-03
Summary
A Bell UH-1E working a forest fire near Aguiar da Beira yawed and rolled over while in a low hover at a hillside site, picking up firefighters. Nobody was killed. The fire reached the wreck before it could be recovered and destroyed it.
Incident details
Date
1994-09-03
Location
Aguiar da Beira, Portugal
Aircraft
Registration
N6204D
Operator
Operator type
unknown
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
4
Probable cause
Phase of flight
manoeuvring
40.8200, -7.5400
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceWorld Aircraft Accident Summary
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