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Helicopter crash (Bou Haroun)

16 Dec 2020 · off the eastern coast of Tipaza Province, west of the fishing port of Bou Haroun

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Event

Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
Accident
Event fatalities
3 · all aircraft and ground
Ground fatalities
Unknown
Occupants
Unknown
Survivors
Unknown
InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
Unknown
OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
Unknown

Unknown

RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
Unknown
Operator
Unknown
Onboard fatalities
Unknown
Route
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Not plotted · Not plotted: the Wikipedia article gives no coordinates, and its site names no town or airport that matches exactly.

From the Wikipedia article

The helicopter crash at Bou Haroun, Algeria, on 16 December 2020, belonging to the National Coast Guard Service, led to the deaths of 3 officers at sea, off the eastern coast of Tipaza Province, west of the fishing port of Bou Haroun.

This incident was documented by the cameras of amateur fishermen, who had seen the aircraft, belonging to the National Centre for Search and Rescue Operations, plunging straight towards the seabed.

Translated into English with AI assistance from the Arabic Wikipedia article “حادثة سقوط المروحية (بوهارون)” (revision 64128296, retrieved 2026-09-19) by its authors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Extracted as plain text: references, tables, images and some sections are left out; the translation may contain errors, and long articles were cut to their first 700 words. Read the article

Sources

Arabic Wikipedia article: حادثة سقوط المروحية (بوهارون)
Article
حادثة سقوط المروحية (بوهارون)
Translation
Into English with AI assistance; names of linked operators and aircraft types from Wikidata. It may contain errors.
Revision
64128296 · 2023-08-28 · retrieved 2026-09-19
Wikidata
Q104416672
Licence
Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
Record
ar Wikipedia article "حادثة سقوط المروحية (بوهارون)" (page 8026453, revision 64128296), translated into English with AI assistance
Date
Wikipedia article text, read with AI assistance: date
Place and country
Wikipedia article text, read with AI assistance: site; country from Wikidata (P17)
Map position
none
Aircraft, operator and route
Wikipedia article text, read with AI assistance: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
Operation
not stated in the Wikipedia article's infobox or opening paragraph
Fatalities
Wikipedia article text, read with AI assistance: total_fatalities
Ground fatalities
not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
Summary
Wikipedia article lead
Source notes (1)
  • Wikipedia · Facts from the Arabic Wikipedia article's infobox, translated into English with AI assistance, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.