Four Chinese employees from state oil firm CNPC and two French crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in Niger's Tenere desert. Helicopter went missing 6th April and was not found until 9th April
- Date
- April 6, 2012
- Reg
- F-GFZC
- Make
- Eurocopter
- Model
- AS350
- MSN
- 2163
- Location
- Tenere desert
- Country
- Niger
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Fatal
- 6
- Link 1
- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/09/us-niger-crash-idUSBRE8380UD20120409
- Link 2
- http://news.yahoo.com/helicopter-crash-kills-6-foreigners-niger-desert-195314579.html
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