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| Date: | Tuesday 16 February 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Iraq Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Al-Kout, Wasit Governorate -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Basra Int'l (ORMM) |
| al-Kut Airbase (ORUB) |
The military plane crashed due to a technical malfunction. There are said to be at least nine fatalities.
Sources:
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2487877&Language=en
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/iraq-military-helicopter-crashes-killing-nine-105800790.html
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4endtiXJkxs
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-17
Related: https://www.rt.com/news/318892-chinese-drone-iraq-airstrike/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2016 11:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Feb-2016 11:30 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2016 16:57 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 16-Sep-2018 07:16 | TB | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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