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| Date: | Monday 11 June 2018 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Air Force |
| Registration: | 417 |
| MSN: | 103M18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Krumovo airbase, S of Plovdiv -
 Bulgaria
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LBPD |
The aircraft was around 50 meters above the Krumovo base (24th Helicopter) during a training flight then crashed. 2 pilots were killed, the third crew member was injured. Post crash fire.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-military-crash/bulgarian-military-helicopter-crashes-killing-two-pilots-idUSKBN1J72GS
https://www.enca.com/world/two-killed-one-injured-in-bulgaria-military-helicopter-crash
http://www.cross.bg/mi-tazi-chasa-1576658.html
http://lostarmour.info/aflosses/item.php?id=18286
Media:
Основната версия за катастрофата с Ми-17 – техническа неизправност https://t.co/Y9KHsalc74 pic.twitter.com/miAgacgthO
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 13 juin 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2018 20:33 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 11-Jun-2018 20:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 20:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 22:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 06:35 | sinfu2a | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 08:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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