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MD Helicopters MD500 crash near Utti Airfield, Kymenlaakso, Finland

minor2018-07-12
Summary

The Finnish Army MD500 made a hard landing at its home base at Utti, damaging the tail and the main rotor blades. Both crew were uninjured. The Utti Jaeger Regiment trains special forces for the Finnish Army.

Incident details
Date
2018-07-12
Location
Utti Airfield, Kymenlaakso, Finland
Operator
Finnish Army, Utti Jaeger Regiment
Operator type
military
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Unknown
Phase of flight
landing
Source
Yle ↗
60.8964, 26.9384
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceYle
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