ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266788
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer A29B Super Tucano |
| Owner/operator: | Afghan Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | District Sherabad, Surkhandarya -
 Uzbekistan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during night escape from Afghanistan in the evening of Sunday 15 August 2021.
2 occupants were reported injured. The occupants are said to have bailed out by parachute.
Later, the Uzbek Prosecutor General's Office said that three Embraer planes crossed the border of Uzbekistan on the night of August 15 and requested landing at the Karshi-Khanabad airport. Two Mig-29 fighters of the Uzbek Air Force took off to intercept, and the Afghan planes were ordered to land at Termez Airport. Later, a MiG-29 collided with one of the Embraer aircraft. Both planes crashed. The pilots bailed out.
Sources:
https://afghanistan.liveuamap.com/en/2021/16-august-the-plane-with-the-insignia-of-the-afghan-air-force
https://t.me/ImpNavigator/2296
http://www.prokuratura.uz/#/newsview?id=1675
Media:
JUST IN: A plane with the insignia of the Afghan Air Force crashed in the Sherabad district of the Surkhandarya region on the evening of August 15.
— Anonymous Operations (@AnonOpsSE) August 16, 2021
According to sources, those on the aircraft managed to jump out with parachutes. #AfghanistanCrisis #TalibanTakeover pic.twitter.com/xEyzaaDs6h
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2021 09:10 | plcedi | Added |
| 16-Aug-2021 09:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2021 10:19 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2021 10:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2021 14:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2021 15:36 | Dmitry | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 16-Aug-2021 17:36 | Dmitriy | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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