ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267506
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| Date: | Friday 10 September 2021 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24D |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'air Ivoirienne |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ferkessedougou, Téhini -
 Cote d'Ivoire
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed about 2 km North of Togolokaye, Téhini dept, northern Ivory Coast, near the border with Burkina Faso.
"PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MILITARY HIERARCHY AFTER THE CRASH OF THE MI-24 ATTACK HELICOPTER
During the night of Thursday 09 to Friday 10 September 2021, an Ivorian army MI 24 attack helicopter, on a reconnaissance mission on the northern border line, lost contact with the control station. A search was undertaken and the aircraft was located two kilometres north of Togolokaye, in the Tehini department of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
All five occupants died in the accident. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of this tragedy.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces presents his condolences to the families of the deceased and assures them of the support of all the Defence and Security Forces of Côte d'Ivoire.
Done in Abidjan, on Friday 10 September 2021
Lieutenant General LASSINA DOUMBIA,
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces."
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ivory-coast-says-military-reconnaissance-helicopter-missing-2021-09-10/
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/ivory-coast-says-military-helicopter-missing/2361465
https://www.connectionivoirienne.net/2021/09/10/un-mi-24-de-larmee-porte-disparu-en-cote-divoire/
https://www.fratmat.info/article/214969/politique/crash-du-mi-24-de-larmee-ivoirienne-lepave-retrouvee-les-05-occupants-decedes-communique
Media:
🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire, near Ferkessedougou.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) September 11, 2021
Accident Mil Mi-24D, 10 Sep 2021, 5 Fatalities.
ASN: https://t.co/g6K4iLW0Fq via @AviationSafety .
Crash du Mi 24 de l'armée ivoirienne: L'épave retrouvée, les 05 occupants décédés.
Presse: https://t.co/ecejlkK5K8 pic.twitter.com/HFKHqgQQgl
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2021 11:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Sep-2021 15:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2021 16:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2021 05:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2021 06:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Sep-2021 07:28 | sinfu2a | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2021 12:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
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