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D: Aug 17
N/U: Japan Ground Self-
Defense Force/Dai 4
Taisensha Helicopter Tai
T: AH-1S
S: Possibly 73487
During a night-firing training
sortie, while in the hover at the
3rd Sentou Shajou (3rd Battle
Range), Higashi Fuji manoeuvre
area, Shizuoka Prefecture, the
helicopter suddenly dropped
to the ground, making a hard
landing and damaging its skids at
1940hrs. Neither crew was injured.D: Aug 17
N/U: US Navy/HSM-73
T: MH-60R
S: 168124 ‘NA-711’
While operating northwest of San
Clemente Island, California, at
2247hrs, the helicopter’s high-
value sonar transducer was
lost at sea. The incident was
categorised as a Class A mishap,
indicating a loss in excess of $2m.D: Aug 29
N/U: German Luftwaffe/HSG 64
T: H145M
S: 76+08
This helicopter made an emergency
landing in a field after striking
power lines at Schemmerhofen-
Ingerkingen. According to a
Bundeswehr spokesman it was
not immediately clear whether a
technical problem or pilot error
caused the H145 to fly so low. The
crew were uninjured, but electricity
supplies were lost at several
locations in the area following the
incident. There did not appear
to be any serious damage to the
helicopter, which was removed by
road on a low-loader the following
evening and taken to its base
at Laupheim for inspection.D: Jul 31, 2018
N: Russian Air and Space Force
T: Su-34
This Fullback ran off the runway
by around 1,640ft (500m) due
to a reported drag chute failure
during a night landing at Khurba
air base near Komsomolsk-
on-Amur following a training
mission. There did not appear to
be any damage to the airframe
and the crew were uninjured.D: Aug 1
N: Afghan Air Force
T: Mi-35
Following a technical malfunction,
this helicopter made a hard landingnear the village of Muromand,
in the Sarobi district, near an
army camp 31 miles (50km)
east of Kabul. The Hind had
been en route from Nangarhar
to Kabul. One person on board
was killed and four were injured.
One report claimed the Mi-35
hit an electricity pylon as it was
attempting the emergency landing.D: Aug 3
N: Israel Defense Forces
T: Unidentified UAV
Syrian Army air defence
systems shot down this
UAV west of Damascus.D: Aug 4
N/U: Dominican Air Force/
Escuela de Aviación
T: T-35B Pillán
S: 1803
The aircraft crashed at around
1000hrs near Elías Piña while
undertaking a border patrol
mission along the border with
Haiti. The pilot (1st Lt Kelvin
Villanueva Garay) was killed and
the injured co-pilot (2nd Lt Angel
Amauri Felix Victoriano) was
taken to the hospital in Elías Piña
initially before being transferred
to the Ramón de Lara military
hospital at San Isidro air base.D: Aug 4
N: Royal Saudi Land Forces
T: Unidentified UAV
Houthi forces claimed they
shot down this reconnaissance
UAV while it was flying over the
Al Maslub district of Al Jawf
province, northern Yemen. They
alleged it was monitoring Houthi
positions around the Al Maslub
area before it was downed.D: Aug 13
N/U: Israeli Air Force/102
Squadron
T: 2 x M-346 LaviThe wings of these two aircraft
sustained damage when they
collided on the ground while
taxiing out for a training flight from
Hatzerim Air Base. Neither pilot
was injured. Training flights were
temporarily suspended while an
investigation was carried out and
safety precautions reviewed.D: Aug 13
N/U: Royal New Zealand Air
Force/RNZAF Historic
Flight
T: AT-6C Harvard IIA
S: NZ1015/(ZK-RNZ)
While approaching RNZAF Base
Ohakea the aircraft had engine
problems and at 1020hrs made
an emergency belly landing in
a paddock at Manawatu, just
short of the runway, with its
undercarriage retracted. The
two RNZAF personnel on board
were uninjured and walked from
the accident site. The Harvard’s
propeller was bent but the RNZAF
said other damage to the aircraft
was awaiting assessment. The
aircraft, flown by the RNZAF for
ceremonial and display purposes,
had completed a three-and-a-
half-year rebuild last year. It
was repainted in the original
1942 camouflage worn when it
rolled off the production line.D: Aug 15
N: Kenya National Police
Service
T: Mi-17V-5
S: 5Y-DCI
This helicopter made an emergency
landing in the Boni Forest, in
the Hulugho area, following an
engine malfunction during a
routine patrol. There were no
injuries to the police pilots and five
passengers on board and, despite
landing in the middle of dense
woodland, the helicopter did not
appear to be seriously damaged.D: Aug 16
N: Russian armed forces
T: Unidentified UAV
Ukrainian defence forces
stated they shot down this
reconnaissance UAV near Svatovo,
Lugansk oblast. Ukraine Joint
Forces released images of the
wreckage, although the precise
type remains unconfirmed.D: Aug 17
N/U: USAF/71st Flying Training
Wing
T: T-38C Talon
This aircraft crashed into farm
pasture land at approximately
1348hrs near Mutual, Oklahoma,
70 miles (113km) west of Enid,
Oklahoma, following engine
problems during a training mission
from Vance Air Force Base,
Oklahoma. The solo instructor
pilot on board ejected safely and
was reported to be conscious
and not seriously injured but
being evaluated by USAF medical
personnel. The aircraft was a
total loss and started a fire in the
field, which was extinguished by
firefighters. Vance AFB emergency
response personnel have begun
an accident investigation.D: Aug 20
N/U: US Army/160th SOAR
T: MH-60 Black Hawk
While conducting a partnered
counter-terrorism mission in Iraq
in support of Operation Inherent
Resolve, the helicopter crashed at
around 0100hrs local time, killing
one coalition service member
and injuring several more of the
ten on board. All personnel were
recovered immediately after the
accident and three were evacuated
for further treatment. There were
no indications of hostile fire at the
time. The helicopter was returning
to base after a small-scale raid at
an undisclosed location when it
was reported to have come down
near Al-Qa’im, close to the Iraq-
Syrian border in central west Iraq.D: Aug 21
N: Bulgarian Air Force
T: AS532AL Cougar
S: 710
During a medical training flight,
this CSAR-configured helicopter
suddenly encountered a flock of
birds, causing the pilot to take
immediate evasive action. This
resulted in a collision with high-
voltage power lines, forcing the
crew to make an emergency landingAbove: Kenya National Police Service Mi-17V-5 5Y-DCI sits in dense woodland
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