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| Date: | Wednesday 31 May 2017 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 532UL Cougar |
| Owner/operator: | Türk Kara Kuvvetleri (TKK) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sirnak -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sirnak |
A military Cougar helicopter crashed three minutes after takeoff from Sirnak. All on board were killed.
The helicopter reportedly struck high voltage lines.
Sources:
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/son-dakika-sirnakta-bir-askeri-helikopterle-irtibat-kesildi-40476148
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/son-dakika-sirnakta-helikopter-dustu/
https://www.haber3.com/guncel/sirnakta-bir-askeri-helikopterle-irtibat-kesildi-haberi-4626901
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2017 19:13 | harro | Added |
| 31-May-2017 19:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2017 19:56 | harro | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 31-May-2017 20:20 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Plane category, ] |
| 31-May-2017 20:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
| 01-Jun-2017 06:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 26-Nov-2018 15:52 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, ] |
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