ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253813
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| Date: | Friday 23 April 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 412 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Registration: | 65. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruwa, 22km south-east of Harare -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Manyame Air Force Base |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Zimbabwe Air Force Agusta-Bell AB 412, operated by 8 Sqn, crashed in Ruwa,22km south-east of Harare
All three occupants died and also a child on the ground.
The helicopter had left Manyame Air Force Base on a training flight.
Sources:
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/04/developing-story-3-feared-dead-as-afz-helicopter-crashes/https://news.pindula.co.zw/2021/04/23/watch-army-helicopter-crashes-on-a-house-in-ruwa-kills-all-onboard-locals/
https://www.zimlive.com/2021/04/23/4-killed-after-air-force-helicopter-goes-down-in-arcturus-residential-area/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Apr-2021 14:13 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Apr-2021 15:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Apr-2021 15:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2021 16:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2021 06:29 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2021 06:32 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2022 20:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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