ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185510
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2016 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60 ? |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Shawal Manda area of Nad Ali district, Helmand province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
According to initial reports the military helicopter made a hard landing. There were no casualties.
Picture posted on Watan Press suggests aircraft to be UH-60 on fire.
Sources:
http://www.ibtimes.com/us-army-refutes-reports-taliban-shooting-down-helicopter-southern-afghanistan-2338956
http://afghannews.com.af/2016/03/18/nato-confirms-no-casualties-as-helicopter-makes-hard-landing-in-helmand/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3498272/US-Army-denies-Taliban-claims-shot-helicopter-Afghanistan-confirms-aircraft-hard-landing-no-casualties-no-enemy-involvement.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2016 10:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Mar-2016 12:31 | Rumbachtaler | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2016 09:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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