ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269809
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| Date: | Monday 22 November 2021 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Wagner Group |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oubangui River -
 Central African Republic
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Roux |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter, reportedly operated by a Russian 'private military company', crashed in the Oubangui river shortly after take off. All occupants were rescued by fishermen. Two were seriously injured. The helicopter sank in the river.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/Mukhtarr_MD/status/1463337660093714433
http://www.agenceafrique.com/31249-centrafrique-crash-dun-helicoptere-du-groupe-prive-russe-wagner-a-bangui.html
http://news.abangui.com/h/78604.html
http://www.africain.info/news=7096203
https://www.rjdhrca.org/centrafrique-deux-blesses-graves-dans-le-crash-dun-helicoptere-russe-ce-lundi-22-novembre-sur-le-fleuve-oubangui-dans-la-capitale/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group
Media:
#Centrafrique: Crash d'un hélicoptère @Russe dans le fleuve Oubangui. Deux blessés, l'hélicoptère s'est noyé au fond du fleuve. @LANOCA7 @ABCA_Blogueurs@RCA_Renaissance @RcaUnct @PrimatureC @GouvCF @SylvieBAIPO_RCA pic.twitter.com/qzULoYCbs9
— diaspora-magazine (@diasporamag236) November 22, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2021 12:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Nov-2021 12:34 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 12:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 13:41 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 16:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Nov-2021 23:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2021 12:39 | plcedi | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Embed code] |
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