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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1996 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale HH-65A Dolphin (SA 365N) |
| Owner/operator: | Heyl Ha'Avir (Israeli Air Force) |
| Registration: | 905 /4X-FJB |
| MSN: | 6007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea -
 Israel
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Night vertigo led to crash in sea. Crew (Ben Tsion Bachar, Shachak Sela) killed, one Navy officer missing. The helicopter is the ex USCG HH-65A 4104.
Sources:
http://myplace.frontier.com/~anneled/IAFinventory.html
Flight International 4-10 June 1997
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2010 09:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2011 16:15 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 17-Dec-2012 09:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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