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| Date: | Tuesday 12 February 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna U206D Choheet (Super Skywagon) |
| Owner/operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
| Registration: | 019 |
| MSN: | U206-1... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Golan Heights -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The plane was operated in flight school premises, the squadron training navigators.
Description of the event: On the day of the accident, the aircraft was flying in cloudy weather as the instructor pilot flying a plane, an instructor navigator, and three pilots undergoing initial flight phase training.
While flying the plane hit mountains in cloud, and three crew members were killed: trainee pilots Lt. Isaac Thunder, and the pilots Samson and Judah Ben-Arieh Saban. The other pilot was seriously injured, and additional pilot was slightly injured
Sources:
http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html#transports
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2012 04:08 | TB | Added |
| 19-Sep-2012 04:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 19-Sep-2012 04:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, ] |
| 23-Jan-2013 14:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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