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Scramble 459
Additions & Corrections:
13jun09 RF-00428 An-2R 1G230-11 w/o
See Scramble 362.
04aug14 8133 MiG-23UB dam
Will be repaired with the tail of a Russian MiG-23.
See Scramble 424 and 425.
20jun17 533 Mi-17V-5 736M06 w/o
See Scramble 458.
22jun17 0606 W-3W 360606 w/o
The unit of this unfortunate PZL W-3 was 66.dlot.
See Scramble 458.
23jun17 91-0466/8 F-16DM CD-21 dam
Number 8 is the unfortunate Thunderbirds Viper, that was
caught in a gust of wind which flipped the F-16 upside down
at James M Cox Dayton International Airport (OH).
See Scramble 458.
New Accidents:
12apr17 1531/UN-809 SA330J dam
A Pakistan Army Aviation Puma, operating on behalf of
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUSCO (which comes
from its French name Mission de l’Organisation des Nations
Unies pour la Stabilisation en République Démocratique du
Congo), crashed on take-off from Kavumu, DRC. At some
point it sounds like an engine failed, causing the Puma to
lose altitude and come down hard, rolled over and came to
rest on the runway on its right hand side. There were no
reported serious injuries and the chopper received substan-
tial damage. Here is the YouTube video of the incident: http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=8z2lOsZNXSU
27may17 RA-24682 Mi-8T 98101334 dam
This Mi-8 of Dalnerechensk Avia suffered a right hand engine
failure forcing the crew into an emergency landing 29 kilo-
metres from Vostok, Primorsky Krai. The main rotors struck
the ground and the tail boom broke off. Nobody onboard was
injured.
21jun17 2948 Mi-17 w/o
While carrying out a regularly scheduled flight on the Qam-
ishlo to Deir Ezzor supply route, the Syrian Arab Air Force
Mi-17 was apparently shot down by IS, although air force offi-
cials claimed a technical failure was to blame. In either case
the Mil made a crash-landing in an open area at Qamishlo,
came down heavily, during which the tail boom and main
rotors broke off and causing the undercarriage to collapse.
It still remained upright, coming to rest on the starboard
weapons pylons. The pilot survived without any injuries.
22jun17 OE-XRK Bell 204B 2199 w/oThe Bell 204 of Kitz-Air sustained substantial damage in a
hard landing at Alpnach after an engine failure. The pilot
escaped uninjured.
23jun17 N315DN A321-211 7436 damDelta Air Lines flight DL800, from Boston (MA) to Atlanta (GA),
sustained substantial damage in a tail strike during landing at
Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport’s runway
26R. The crew continued the landing and rolled out without
further incident.
26jun17 N58SM Be58 TK-8 w/oA private Beech Baron impacted an airport maintenance
vehicle upon landing at McCampbell-Porter Airport, Ingle-
side, north-west of Aransas Pass (TX). The Baron was par-
tially consumed by the post-impact fire and the sole pilot
onboard was not injured.
26jun17 FAB-471 PC-7 254 w/o