ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160292
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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 2013 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MDHI MD530F Little Bird |
| Owner/operator: | Afghan Air Force |
| Registration: | 182 |
| MSN: | 0182FF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herat Province, Shindand district, outside Shindand AFB -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After landing of top a hill IED was activated. one of the skids was destroyed, main rotor too. Finally copter was destroyed by fire. Afgan student and US instructor were seriously injured and were rescued by joint efforts of USAF advisors from an Mi-17 and the flown out by Army HH-60 crew of C Company /1-168 Avn, CA ArNG
Sources:
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/08/322770/taliban-down-us-chopper-in-afghanistan/
http://web.archive.org/web/20140729012233/http://www.janes.com/article/27570/afghan-little-bird-helo-destroyed-by-ied
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/467204/airmen-respond-to-downed-helicopter-save-two/
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/118103/story-never-forgotten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shindand_Air_Base
Scramble / Air Forces Monthly (November 2013)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2013 16:00 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Oct-2013 17:37 | plcedi | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2013 17:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Mar-2020 21:16 | StokieSteve | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 16:33 | JF | Updated [Location, Source] |
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