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| Date: | Thursday 14 January 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Helicopter |
| Owner/operator: | State Border Guard Service |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Yashlyk -
 Turkmenistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Turkmen Border Guard helicopter crashed into a high-voltage power transmission tower and crashed. All three occupants died in the crash.
Some reports suggest an AW109 but this is tbc.
Sources:
https://www.rferl.org/a/three-turkmen-border-guards-killed-in-helicopter-crash/31049651.html
https://en.turkmen.news/news/helicopter-crash-in-turkmenistan/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Border_Service_of_Turkmenistan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2021 13:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jan-2021 13:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2021 14:02 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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