ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151361
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Date: | Friday 21 December 2012 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mil Mi-8AMT |
Owner/operator: | Nizhnevartovsk Avia for UN forces |
Registration: | RA-27003 |
MSN: | 59489602015 |
Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Likuangole area, Jonglei state -
South Sudan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Likuangole village |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Mil Mi-8AMT helicopter depart Juba on a survey flight to find locations for possible landing sites.
There were three crew members and one UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) site manager on board.
After take-off from a landing site near the village of Likuangole the helicopter was hit by gunfire from the ground. The helicopter crashed and caught fire. All 4 occupants were killed. South Sudan military spokesman Philip Aguer told that the helicopter had been hit by "friendly fire".
Sources:
http://www.privmtu.ru/safety_flights/info/bp31.pdf https://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/21/copter/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20819468 http://www.forumavia.ru/forum/3/1/5075956631557241462371356097531_1.shtml https://www.newsru.com/russia/22dec2012/mi8names.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2012 11:03 |
AlNick |
Added |
21-Dec-2012 11:04 |
harro |
Updated [Narrative] |
22-Dec-2012 00:59 |
krasatpi |
Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
22-Dec-2012 01:44 |
flogger1 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
22-Dec-2012 01:55 |
harro |
Updated [Location, Country] |
22-Dec-2012 04:38 |
Hans Gruber |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
27-Dec-2012 12:28 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
28-Dec-2012 07:54 |
harro |
Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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