Abbreviations: D: Date N/U: Nationality/Unit T: Type S: SerialD: Feb 23, 2018
N: Argentine Air Force
T: IA-63 Pampa II
S: E-822
During a flight test from Córdoba
following a 1,200-hour inspection,
the flight engineer in the rear
seat ejected after the canopy
detached in flight. This resulted
in his helmet being torn off,
which also caused him to lose
radio contact with the pilot. He
landed in a field between the
towns of Almafuerte and Río
Tercero and was then taken to
hospital. The experienced pilot,
from the air force’s Centro de
Ensayos de Vuelo (CE V, Flight
Test Centre), was able to fly the
aircraft safely back to Córdoba for
a successful emergency landing.
D: Feb 26
N: Panamanian SENAN
T: Twin Otter 400
S: AN-262
While landing at Mamitupu,
in the Guna Yala region, after
a flight from Nicanor-Mayor
Salvador Córdoba air base,
the aircraft impacted trees, but
was able to land safely. The
aircraft had 13 people on board,
but no injuries were reported,
although the Twin Otter sustained
damage to both wings.
D: Mar 5
N: Libyan Air Force
T: Mi-17
This helicopter was damaged
beyond repair during a crash at
Mitiga International Airport, Tripoli,
after striking an electricity pole as
it was preparing to land. The tail
boom was severed, main rotors
torn off and nose crushed when
the nose undercarriage collapsed
as it came down heavily. It is
unclear whether there were any
injuries to those on board.D: Mar 5
N: Russian Air and Space
Force
T: Orlan-10 UAV
S: 2134
This unmanned aerial vehicle
crashed following a technical
failure over Homs Province, Libya.D: Mar 6
N: Russian Air and Space
Force
T: An-26
S: ‘52 Red’/RF-92955
This aircraft crashed on approach,
1,640ft (500m) short of the runway
at Hmeymim air base, Syria, atabout 1500hrs Moscow time,
following a flight from Kuweires
air base, also in Syria. All 39 on
board, comprising six crew and
33 passengers, were killed. The
Russian military said the Curl
did not come under hostile fire.D: Mar 6
N: Russian Air and Space
Force
T: Eleron-3SV UAV
S: 216
This UAV was lost in Lataminah,
northern Hama, Syria. It was
claimed shot down but may have
suffered a technical failure: video
footage of it being examined after
capture by insurgents showed
it apparently undamaged, apart
from bent propeller blades.D: Mar 7
N: Russian Federal Security
Service – Border Guard
T: Mi-8
While attempting to land at1315hrs about 0.9 miles (1.5km)
from a border guard post, 4.9
miles (8km) from Georgian
territory, the main rotor blades
hit a rocky outcrop after the
helicopter was caught by a
strong wind gust. It crashed in
mountainous terrain near the
village of Khildekharoi, in the Itum-
Kalinsky district of the Chechen
Republic, Russia, and was
damaged beyond repair. Five of
the nine on board perished and a
sixth died later in hospital, while
a seventh remained seriously
injured. Two others escaped
serious injury by jumping out of
the Mi-8 as it hovered about 6.5ft
(2m) above the ground, just before
it fell 492ft (150m) into a gorge.D: Mar 8
N/U: Republic of China Naval
Aviation Command/Target
Reconnaissance Group
T: NCSIST UAV
This UAV crashed at 1058hrs in a
field, 984ft (300m) from the Pinghe
campus of Wutang Elementary
School in southern Pingtung
County, during a local training
exercise. It was destroyed by a
post-crash fire. There were no
injuries on the ground. All flights
of the unspecified type of UAV
were temporarily suspended
pending investigation of the cause
in association with the National
Chung-Shan Institute of Science
and Technology (NCSIST). The
latter manufactures several types
of UAV and it is presumed it was
one of these that crashed.D: Mar 10
N: Indian Coast Guard
T: SA316B Chetak
(Alouette III)
S: CG803
This helicopter suffered a technical
problem about 25 minutes afterAccident Reports
Above: Upgraded Pampa II E-822 on the ramp at Córdoba following the incident on February 23. via Juan Carlos CicalesiChetak CG803 following its heavy emergency landing near Murud on March 10.http://www.airforcesmonthly.com #362 MAY 2018 // 91