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| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 1993 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 4X-BJG |
| MSN: | 1773 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km north of Beersheba, Southern District -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
One blade of the Bell 206's engine disintegrated in flight because of manufacturing defect, destroying the compressor. The helicopter fell apart and burst into flames after crash-landing on a sloping subflower field, killing all occupants.
Sources:
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/25/world/2-chinese-aides-die-in-israel.html
https://sky-high.co.il/2021/01/14/%d7%aa%d7%90%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%a1%d7%95%d7%a7-4x-bjg/
Bai, Ye & Yang, Shuo. Tracing the claim on the death of Disheng Wu, former mayor of Shenyang, in Israel. Times (Shenyang), 2002/08/14. Available online at: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2002-08-14/0203670892.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2022 06:31 | RDV | Added |
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