ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149234
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Syrian Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | In the town of Duma east of Damascus -
 Syria
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Syrian military helicopter that crashed near the capital Damascus earlier on Thursday 20 September 2012 hit the tail of a passenger plane but the 200 people on board escaped unharmed.
“The helicopter struck the tail of the plane ... The control tower at Damascus airport confirmed that the plane landed safely at Damascus airport and all 200 passengers are in good health,” a statement published on the state news channel Suriya said.
Suriya said earlier that a helicopter had crashed in the town of Duma east of the Syrian capital, without giving any details.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20180205184515/http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/09/20/239107.html
http://skywar.ru/syrianrevolt.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2012 02:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Sep-2012 10:35 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2012 10:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2012 15:17 | gerard57 | Added [[Aircraft type, Narrative]] |
| 24-Sep-2012 08:12 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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