ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77464
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 2006 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles north-east of Kandahar Airfield -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One crewman was killed and another injured when a U.S.-led Coalition AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar Sunday night.
The helicopter was crashed shortly after taking off from Kandahar Airfield around 8:30 p.m. (1600 GMT).
Aircraft impacted the ground, skipped once and struck the ground a second time about 50m from initial impact point. Cause was determined to be an "equipment malfunction".
Sources:
Scramble 328
http://armyaircrews.com/apache.html
http://en.people.cn/200607/03/eng20060703_279511.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 10-Oct-2012 02:21 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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