ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151361
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| Date: | Friday 21 December 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8AMT |
| Owner/operator: | Nizhnevartovsk Avia for UN forces |
| Registration: | RA-27003 |
| MSN: | 59489602015 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Likuangole area, Jonglei state -
 South Sudan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Likuangole village |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mil Mi-8AMT helicopter depart Juba on a survey flight to find locations for possible landing sites.
There were three crew members and one UNMISS (UN Mission in South Sudan) site manager on board.
After take-off from a landing site near the village of Likuangole the helicopter was hit by gunfire from the ground. The helicopter crashed and caught fire. All 4 occupants were killed. South Sudan military spokesman Philip Aguer told that the helicopter had been hit by "friendly fire".
Sources:
http://www.privmtu.ru/safety_flights/info/bp31.pdf
https://lenta.ru/news/2012/12/21/copter/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20819468
http://www.forumavia.ru/forum/3/1/5075956631557241462371356097531_1.shtml
https://www.newsru.com/russia/22dec2012/mi8names.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2012 11:03 | AlNick | Added |
| 21-Dec-2012 11:04 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2012 00:59 | krasatpi | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2012 01:44 | flogger1 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2012 01:55 | harro | Updated [Location, Country] |
| 22-Dec-2012 04:38 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 27-Dec-2012 12:28 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 28-Dec-2012 07:54 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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