ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189072
Last updated: 4 December 2020
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| Date: | 04-AUG-2016 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-V |
| Owner/operator: | Government of Punjab |
| Registration: | AP-BGX |
| C/n / msn: | 586M49 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Azra district, Logar province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pakistan |
| Uzbekistan |
The helicopter, on its way to Uzbekistan for maintenance, crashed. All seven occupants were taken hostage by Taliban. The Taliban set fire to the helicopter.
Sources:
www.pajhwok.com
https://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/26581-pakistani-chopper-crashes-in-logar-taliban-seize-passengers
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/347824-Pakistani-helicopter-crashlands-in-Afghan-territo
http://www.historyofpia.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23883
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2016 19:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2016 19:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 08:06 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 08:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
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