SAR helicopter ditched and located in 72m of water shortly after taking off at 11.26pm on a rescue mission.  7 POB missing

There are four EC225s registered in Korea at present.  HeliHub research shows that the subject aircraft is either HL9472 (msn 2702) or HL9619 (msn 2987)

Date:

1 November, 2019

Reg:

HL9619

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS332

MSN:

2987

Location:

600 meters south of the Dokdo islets

Country:

South Korea

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

7

Link:

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191101000954315

Link:

https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/accident-de-lairbus-ec225-immatricule-hl9619-survenu-le-31102019-aux-iles-dokdo-enquete-menee-pa/