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| Date: | Monday 26 September 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-171E |
| Owner/operator: | Uganda People’s Defense Force Air Force |
| Registration: | AF-641 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boga region, Ituri province -
 Congo (Democratic Republic)
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A UPDFAF Mil Mi-17 crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after its rotor struck a tree.
The pilot and more than 12 soldiers on the ground perished.
Some reports speak of 2 crashed helicopters and a total of 22 fatalities.
Sources:
https://ekyooto.co.uk/2022/09/28/updf-confirms-losing-another-chopper-in-drc/
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/updf-chopper-crash-kills-troops-in-congo-3964894
https://actu7.cd/2022/09/27/mutualisation-des-forces-un-helicoptere-de-larmee-ougandaise-secrase-a-la-frontiere-avec-la-rdc/
www.news.cn
https://t.me/ChDambiev/20706
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 06:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Sep-2022 07:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 07:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 07:19 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 28-Sep-2022 11:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 12:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 17:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Operator, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 07:28 | sinfu2a | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
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