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Date: | Tuesday 14 July 2009 |
Time: | 08:00 LT |
Type: | Mil Mi-26T |
Owner/operator: | Pecotox Air |
Registration: | ER-MCV |
MSN: | 34001212611 |
Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Sangin military base, Helmand district -
Afghanistan
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Sangin helipad |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The helicopter, belonging to a civilian contractor, crashed during human aid delivery operations. According to Russian and Moldavian news it was shot down by missile. Six occupants reported fatally injured (6 crew members were Ukrainian citizenship). Mi-26 with registration ER-MCV belonged to Moldavian private company working for UN. Reports indicate a child on the ground was killed.
Sources:
https://www.naftemporiki.gr/news/static/09/07/14/1689742.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8149073.stm
https://ru.sputnik.md/news.html?nws_id=828471
http://www.forumavia.ru/forum/6/3/2862411118742115766691247575463_1.shtml?topiccount=23
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10727870
Soviet Transports
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Jul-2009 03:48 |
nikitas |
Added |
14-Jul-2009 05:20 |
nikitas |
Updated |
14-Jul-2009 05:57 |
slowkid |
Updated |
14-Jul-2009 08:28 |
krasatpi |
Updated |
14-Jul-2009 10:55 |
RobertMB |
Updated |
14-Jul-2009 12:10 |
Anon. |
Updated |
14-Jul-2009 22:55 |
Anon. |
Updated |
15-Jul-2009 01:29 |
slowkid |
Updated |
16-Dec-2010 12:51 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |