ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 122843
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Date: | Monday 30 May 2011 |
Time: | 21:00 |
Type: | Boeing CH-47D Chinook |
Owner/operator: | Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAvn) |
Registration: | A15-102 |
MSN: | M3451 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 90 km N of Tarin Kowt, Zabul Province -
Afghanistan
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Chinook helicopter crashed and caght fire 90km north of Tarin Kowt, Zabul Province, while undertaking a re-supply mission.
One of the 6 occupants was killed.
Helicopter named 'Brahman', crashed during daylight hours while flying in company with an American Chinook.
Enemy action has been ruled out as a probable cause.
The downed machine was destroyed at the scene to prevent it from falling into the hands of insurgents.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/two-australian-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-defence-force-chief-20110531-1fddl.html http://www.defence.gov.au/media/DepartmentalTpl.cfm?CurrentId=11886 http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//3a15.shtml https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20210122075914mp_/https://www.defence.gov.au/publications/coi/Reports/COIReport-30May11-Case.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-May-2011 06:46 |
RobertMB |
Added |
15-Jun-2011 10:04 |
John Baker |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
29-Jan-2012 02:04 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
07-Jun-2012 03:38 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
11-May-2023 09:50 |
HanayoPlus |
Updated [[Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
11-May-2023 09:51 |
harro |
Updated [[[Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]]] |
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