Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Zwischenbericht |
| Datum: | 12 JUL 2012 |
| Zeit: | 07:45 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Force Aérienne de la République Islamique de Mauritanie |
| Kennzeichen: | 5T-MAE |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Nouakchott Airport (NKC) (Mauretanien)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Nouakchott Airport (NKC/GQNN), Mauretanien |
| Tasiast Gold Mine Airstrip, Mauretanien |
A Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-II transport plane was destroyed when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Nouakchott Airport (NKC), Mauritania. All seven occupants were killed.
The airplane was operated by the Mauritanian Air Force on a flight on behalf of the Kinross Gold Corporation. It was heading for the Tasiast gold mine to bring gold back from the mine to Nouakchott. Kinross reported that two pilots, two Mauritanian customs officials, and three contract security personnel were on board.
Informationsquelle:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
