ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66471
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| Date: | Sunday 19 July 2009 |
| Time: | 11:42 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Vertikal-T Air Company |
| Registration: | RA-25831 |
| MSN: | 524M06 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kandahar Airport (OAKN) -
 Afghanistan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (OAKN) |
| operational point Kalant | |
| Investigating agency: | MAK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter, operating for Skylink Aviation (a civilian contractor), crashed on take-off at Kandahar Airport.
The helicopter's takeoff weight exceeded the mtow. With insufficient power it failed to climb and struck the ground while in a dust whirl.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://de.sputniknews.com/society/20090719/122390872.html_
https://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-19-voa1.cfm
https://sputniknews.com/russia/20090719/155559831.html
https://www.stripes.com/news/16-killed-in-kandahar-helicopter-crash-1.93427
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2009 04:17 | Bleiente | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 05:57 | slowkid | Updated |
| 19-Jul-2009 06:06 | slowkid | Updated |
| 19-Jul-2009 22:14 | slowkid | Updated |
| 09-Dec-2009 10:18 | harro | Updated |
| 09-Dec-2009 10:18 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Jul-2010 11:29 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2020 18:55 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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