ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75249
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Date: | Tuesday 16 August 2005 |
Time: | 11:30 LT |
Type: | Eurocopter AS 532UL Cougar |
Owner/operator: | Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET) |
Registration: | HU.21L-59 |
MSN: | 2530 |
Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
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:Took evasive action after the pilot believed the other Cougar 'ET-657' has been struck by hostile fire but made a hard forced landing which severed the tail boom and extensivly damaged the main and tail rotor. Five Spanish soldiers were injured.
Sources:
Air International October 2005
Scramble
https://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/pressreleases/2005/Release_16Aug_53.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Jun-2010 13:15 |
TB |
Added |
24-Sep-2012 08:07 |
krasatpi |
Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
24-Aug-2013 14:58 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
15-Apr-2016 09:38 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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