ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181708
Last updated: 9 January 2021
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| Date: | 24-NOV-2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-1V |
| Owner/operator: | Valan International Cargo Charter |
| Registration: | ER-MGM |
| C/n / msn: | 96621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | N Afghanistan, Faryab province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
The Moldovan registered civil Mi-17 transport helicopter based in Mazar-I-Sharif was operating a scheduled transport mission with 3 crew members and 18 Afghan personnel. At approximately 15:30 local Afghanistan time a "MAYDAY" call was received from the helicopter crew, informing that the helicopter had been hit. An emergency landed was carried out with the helicopter on fire.
Media reports suggest 3 persons were killed and the remaining were captured by militants.
The helicopter was owned by Valan International Cargo Charter, and flown under contract with Aircraft Charter Solutions, UAE, for the prime contractor of United States Government. The helicopter was providing civil airlift support for Afghan National Security Forces.
Sources:
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2015/11/taliban-seizes-soldiers-after-chopper-crash.html
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/afghan-army-rescue-bid-taliban-chopper-crash-hostages-094805983.html#DhK6iSW
http://www.valanicc.com/en/news/item17/_/
http://web.archive.org/web/20160128134848/http://www.moldova.org:80/moldovan-helicopter-captured-taliban-afganistan/
Images:
Photo of ER-MGM courtesy AirHistory.net
Tarin Kowt / Tereen (OATN / TII)
9 February 2010; (c) Stephan de Bruijn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2015 09:41 | plcedi | Added |
| 25-Nov-2015 10:07 | plcedi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2015 12:47 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 25-Nov-2015 12:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2015 13:39 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2015 14:08 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
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