ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59625
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| Date: | Friday 19 October 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24V |
| Owner/operator: | Sierra Leone Air Force |
| Registration: | SL-202 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kenema -
 Sierra Leone
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kenema |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Catastrophic double engine failure - one engine failed and threw metal debris into the other and the cabin, killing one person (British Army press officer, Major Vanessa Lang) on board. The helicopter successfully auto-rotated and managed a hard landing in a swamp south of Kenema with no other major injuries.
Sources:
Andy Pope
Air Forces Monthly DEC 2001, p75/AUG 2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2009 21:02 | Anon. | Added |
| 19-Apr-2009 21:02 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2010 08:25 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2021 17:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source] |
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