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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) |
| Registration: | 574 |
| MSN: | 108M29 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adraskan district, Herat province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Farah province |
Crashed due to bad weather conditions. General Fazl Ahmad Sayar and 12 Afghan soldiers did not survive the accident.
Sources:
http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-37463220090115
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/16/world/fg-afghan-crash16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2009 06:39 | danzas | Added |
| 15-Mar-2011 15:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Dec-2012 08:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Sep-2014 10:10 | El_serj | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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