Incident report
Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III crash near 5km SW of Douera, Algiers, Algeria
fatal2017-08-104 fatalities
Summary
The LongRanger clipped power lines and crashed, with a post-impact fire. All four on board were killed. Press reports said the helicopter was filming the new railway line between Zeralda and Algiers. The pilot had thirty years of experience and around 4,000 hours. Classified as a low-altitude operations occurrence.
Incident details
Date
2017-08-10
Location
5km SW of Douera, Algiers, Algeria
Aircraft
Registration
7T-WUF
Operator
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
4
Injuries
0
Occupants
4
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
36.6700, 2.9400
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities4
Injuries0
SourceTSA Algérie
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