ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69433
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| Date: | Monday 26 October 2009 |
| Time: | c. 03:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing MH-47G Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 04-03747 |
| MSN: | M3747 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 36 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Muqur district, Western Badghis province. -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A US Army or NATO helicopter is reported crashed in the west of the country when transporting personnel away from an anti-drug raid. Seven U.S. troops and three U.S. civilians are reported killed and twenty-six others, both U.S. and Afghan, are reported to be injured.
At this stage hostile fire is not believed to be the cause of the crash, which occurred soon after midnight and just after the helicopter had taken off.
The incident occurred at approximately 3:30 in the morning when the helicopter lifted off following a successful operation against militants. Thick dust stirred up from the initial takeoff and overwhelmed the visibility of the helicopter crew. While trying to correct the aircraft's movement, it struck a tall structure, causing it to crash. Militants did not fire at the helicopter at any point during the departure or crash.
Sources:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/national/helicopter.crashes.afghanistan.2.1270510.html
https://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-26-voa11.cfm
https://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2009/10-october/pr091028-xxx.html
Scramble 375
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2009 06:49 | slowkid | Added |
| 26-Oct-2009 14:06 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2009 15:07 | angels one five | Updated |
| 28-Oct-2009 04:39 | Dmitriy | Updated |
| 11-Mar-2010 14:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Mar-2020 12:26 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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