Accident Eurocopter AS 532UL Cougar HU.21L-57,
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 2005
Time:11:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS32 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 532UL Cougar
Owner/operator:Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET)
Registration: HU.21L-57
MSN: 2515
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Herat -   Afghanistan
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed and burned out in the desert near Herat after attacked by AAA fire from a near village and the evasive action.

Sources:

Scramble
Air Forces Monthly AUG 2005
https://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2005/Release_16Aug_53.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Feb-2010 10:21 TB Added
16-Feb-2010 03:44 TB Updated [Narrative]
21-Jun-2010 13:48 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2010 13:02 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
22-Jun-2010 13:05 TB Updated [Operator]
24-Sep-2012 08:05 krasatpi Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative]
24-Aug-2013 15:00 TB Updated [Source]

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