ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140819
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| Date: | Friday 30 December 2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near El Obeid, North Kordofan -
 Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Obeid |
| El Obeid | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
All six crewmen aboard a Sudanese military helicopter were killed when it crash-landed and burned in North Kordofan state on Friday, the army said. Three minutes after takeoff, a fire erupted because of technical problems. The aircraft was Russian-made.
Sources:
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/24926-six-dead-in-sudan-chopper-crash
http://web.archive.org/web/20120112094841/http://www.altair.com.pl:80/start-7234
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 02:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 12:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2012 12:08 | signaal | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 02-Jan-2012 13:01 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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