ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20429
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| Date: | Sunday 1 June 2008 |
| Time: | 14:26 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171 (Mi-8AMT) |
| Owner/operator: | Chinese Army Aviation Corps |
| Registration: | LH-92734 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wenchuan County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after encountering turbulence and dense fog while flying in a valley in mountainous terrain, killing all on board. The Mi-171 was on a disaster relief mission after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.
Sources:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/5%C2%B731%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E6%95%91%E7%81%BD%E7%9B%B4%E5%8D%87%E6%A9%9F%E5%A4%B1%E4%BA%8B%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85
https://news.ifeng.com/special/0512earthquake/rollnews/200806/0611_3410_589715.shtml
http://news.cctv.com/special/C21597/01/index.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 21:03 | signaal | Added |
| 02-Jun-2008 05:15 | signaal | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2008 07:02 | Matio | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2008 02:51 | Cheung | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2008 07:04 | harro | Updated |
| 10-Jun-2008 02:36 | Dmitriy | Updated |
| 14-Mar-2011 17:08 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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