ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225072
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 2019 |
| Time: | c. 11:00 |
| Type: |  Harbin Z-9WE Haitun |
| Owner/operator: | Cameroon Air Force |
| Registration: | TJ-XD. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Elak Oku, Bui Division -
 Cameroon
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tobin |
| Oku | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One of the three (number four, XJ-XDK, substantial damaged in 2015) Harbin Z-9WE helicopters of the Cameroon Air force (23sqn) crashed in a forest near Elak Oku, Bui Division under unknown circumstances. The helicopter took off from Bamenda Airport (BPV/FKKV) and stopped in Tobin and left at 11:00 with detination Oku, Bui devision.
One occupant died and six occupants were injured.
Sources:
https://www.cameroononline.org/one-killed-as-cameroon-military-helicopter-crashes-in-restive-north-west-region/
https://mimimefoinfos.com/2019/05/13/cameroon-a-military-helicopter-crash-one-soldier-dead-three-divisional-officers-wounded/
http://m.le360.ma/afrique/autres-pays/societe/2019/05/13/26393-cameroun-un-mort-dans-le-crash-dun-helicoptere-en-zone-anglophone-26393
https://agencecamerounpresse.com/societe/crash-d’un-hélicoptère-de-l’armée-de-l’air-à-oku-aucune-information-sur-la-suite-de-l’enquête-est-encore-en-cours.html
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Media:
Accident d'un hélicoptère de l'armée hier 13 Mai 2019 à Oku dans le département de Bui . région du Nord-ouest au Cameroun. Les précisions du ministère délégué à la présidence de la république chargé de la défense Joseph Beti Assomo pic.twitter.com/8B8SFB6uk7
— Yves Mondjo Sandjo (@YvesMondjo) 14 mai 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2019 09:57 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-May-2019 10:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-May-2019 10:41 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 14-May-2019 14:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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