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| Date: | Wednesday 23 November 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW101-641 |
| Owner/operator: | Nigerian Air Force - NAF |
| Registration: | NAF281 |
| MSN: | 50252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Nigerian Air Force base, Makurdi -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Makurdi air base |
The helicopter, which was recently handed over from the Presidential Flight to the Air Force, reportedly crashed during taxying.
Reports indicate the incident happened after the aircraft had landed. A flight engineer alone on board was apparently taxying the aircraft to a hangar when it lifted up and rolled over onto its side. Rotors were destroyed and it suffered other major damage.
The flight engineer suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
http://dailypost.ng/2016/11/24/breaking-presidential-jet-handed-air-force-crashes-makurdi-photo/
https://twitter.com/africaken1/status/801748768714620928
Scramble
http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46047:nigerian-air-force-aw101-damaged-in-accident&catid=124:military-helicopters
Media:
nigeria presidential Aw-101 helicopter recently transferred to the Nigeria air force has crushed in Makurdi,nigeria pic.twitter.com/IIgy13QxJz
— alex (@africaken1) 24 november 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2016 18:37 | rotorspot | Added |
| 25-Nov-2016 12:44 | rotorspot | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 25-Nov-2016 12:44 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2017 18:09 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 30-Nov-2017 18:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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