Date:	Monday 18 April 2011
Time:
Type:	Mil Mi-17V-5 (Mi-8M)
Owner/operator:	Sudan Air Force
Registration:	531
MSN:
Year of manufacture:	1988
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	El-Fasher airport -   Sudan
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Sudanese state media say a military helicopter has crashed in the country's western Darfur region, killing all five on board.

It's the second military helicopter crash in Sudan in less than a week.

Army spokesman Col. Khaled al-Sawarmy says technical failure caused the MI-17 helicopter to crash as it was about to land at the airport in the city of El Fasher on Monday morning.

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Apr-2011 11:47	TB	Added
18-Apr-2011 11:58	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
18-Apr-2011 12:49	chulian1819	Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
04-May-2011 06:54	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator]
09-May-2011 10:31	harro	Updated [Operator]
16-Sep-2018 07:12	TB	Updated [Source, Narrative, Plane category]