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| Date: | Monday 23 May 2022 |
| Time: | 20:51 |
| Type: | CASC CH-4 Rainbow |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) |
| Registration: | 20325 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Yemen Commercial Mall, Al Wahdah District, Sanaa Municipality -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 23 May 2022, between 20:50 and 20:54 local time, a Royal Saudi Air Force CH-4 Rainbow of No. 203 Squadron crashed into a busy arterial street in Sanaa, near the location of the Yemen Commercial Mall, Al Wahdah District, Sanaa Municipality. As a result of the crash, three civilians were killed, and another three injured. A number of cars, motorcycles and merchant carts were also damaged or destroyed.
Due to the lack of combat damage to the drone wreckage, it is likely that the vehicle crashed as a result of operational loss of control, as opposed to being lost as a result of combat.
Sanaa is controlled by the Yemen Supreme Political Council, associated with the Ansar Allah (Houthi movement).
Sources:
https://yemeniarchive.org/en/investigations/a-drone-fell-on-a-crowded-civilian-street-in-sanaa
CCTV footage:
https://www.facebook.com/accidentyemen/videos/743405646798899/
CCTV footage - another angle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QICtwawqBg
On the ground footage:
https://x.com/Ahmedmosibly/status/1528810340615585792
On the ground footage - another angle:
https://x.com/alshbkh_20/status/1528824347405819907
https://www.saba.ye/ar/news3187957.htm
https://arabic.euronews.com/2022/05/24/yemen-security-drone-yk3
https://x.com/army21ye/status/1528799226255253510
https://x.com/Almasirahbrk/status/1528800349431152647
https://www.weaponsreputation.com/weapons/casc-ch4b.php
Location
Media:
#عاجل #صنعاء #فديو
— احمد المسيبلي (@Ahmedmosibly) May 23, 2022
شاهدوا الموقع الذي سقطت فيه الطائره الحوثيه بعد فشل عملية اطلاقها من قبل #مليشيات_الحوثي_الايرانيه ،ويدعون انها هجوميه بينما هم من اطلقها
وسقطت في جولة الرويشان بالعاصمة لتقتل عددا من المواطنين وتصيب آخرين إضافة الى أضرار مادية لحقت بممتلكات المواطنين pic.twitter.com/5fhjaurcC7
دفاعاتنا الجوية تتمكن -بفضل الله- قبل قليل من إسقاط طائرة تجسسية مسلحة صينية الصنع نوع CH4 تابعة لسلاح الجو السعودي بصاروخ أرض جو محلي الصنع، وذلك أثناء خرقها للهدنة وقيامها بأعمال عدائية في أجواء العاصمة صنعاء.
— العميد يحيى سريع (@army21ye) May 23, 2022
انفجار طائرة مسيرة اثناء اقلاعها من جبل النهدين وسقوطها في شارع الجزائر وسقوطها فوق اهالي المنطقة
— الشبكة اليمنية للحقوق والحريات (@alshbkh_20) May 23, 2022
ما أدى إلى وفاة الكثير من الاهالي pic.twitter.com/p4PJUv9URI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2022 05:06 | ManuelB | Added |
| 24-May-2022 05:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2022 05:42 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 24-May-2022 17:02 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 31-Dec-2024 09:29 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 31-Dec-2024 10:09 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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