ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147602
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| Date: | Sunday 12 August 2012 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) |
| Registration: | AF-807 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Kenya forest -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soroti, Uganda |
| Garissa, Kenya | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A group of four helicopter (three Mi-24 and one Mi-17) was on route to add strength to the AU force AMISOM in Somalia. One of the Mi-24 had an emergency landing on the ranges of Mount Kenya sending out distress call and the crew was rescued. Two Mi-24 is missing although according to the Ugandan military, unconfirmed reports say they had a "hard landing." Hard landing means landing in an ungazetted area. The Mi-17 landed on time at the base in Garissa.
The missing Mi-24 helicopters were found on Tuesday 14 August 2012. One helicopter was totally burnt with two reported casualties. The other helicopter crashed but did not catch fire.
The eight survivors of the latter helicopter that were found Tuesday 14 August 2012 had trekked some five miles (eight kilometres) through dense forests in search of help.
Sources:
http://m.standardmedia.co.ke/story.php?id=2000063954
http://english.cri.cn/6966/2012/08/13/2821s717025.htm
http://allafrica.com/stories/201208140208.html
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/eight-ugandans-survive-army-helicopter-crash-two-dead-14549724.html
http://www.airforcesworldwide.com/Uganda.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2012 02:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Aug-2012 03:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Aug-2012 07:42 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2012 11:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 14-Aug-2012 03:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2012 04:41 | Anon. | Updated [[Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
| 14-Aug-2012 04:41 | Anon. | Updated [[[Source, Damage, Narrative]]] |
| 14-Aug-2012 04:41 | Anon. | Updated [[[[Source, Damage, Narrative]]]] |
| 14-Aug-2012 06:48 | Masen63 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2012 09:40 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2015 17:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
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