ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 283677
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| Date: | Saturday 24 September 2022 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24 |
| Owner/operator: | Uganda People’s Defense Force Air Force |
| Registration: | AF-8.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Saaka, near Fort Portal Airfield (HUFP) -
 Uganda
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Portal Airport (HUFP) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Uganda People’s Defense Force Air Force Mil Mi-24 crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Portal Airfield (HUFP) after a mechanical failure on a house in in Saaka, Kabarole District.
Both pilots and nobody on the ground were injured and the helicoper received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/updf-gunship-helicopter-crash-lands-in-fort-portal-3960200
https://chimpreports.com/updf-chopper-crashes-into-house-in-fort-portal/
https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/fort-portal-helicopter-crash-updf-reveals-two-people-were-on-board-3964920
Media:
This morning our MI 24 helicopter developed a mechanical fault while in flight and the pilot made an emergency landing. Fortunately no casualties both to the occupants of the plane and on the ground.
— Defence Spokesperson (@UPDFspokespersn) September 24, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2022 09:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Sep-2022 10:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2022 13:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2022 16:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2022 10:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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