List of Aviation Accidents and Incidents in The War in Afghanistan - 2012

2012

• October 1 CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter crashed in Zabul province in southern Afghanistan.
• September 15 Six USMC VMA-211 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II fighter jets were destroyed and two damaged beyond repair while parked on the ground during an attack on Camp Bastion. This became the worst U.S. aircraft loss in one day since the Vietnam War. The loss represented 1/15th of the whole US Harrier fleet. Two Marines of the VMA-211, one of them a Lieutenant Colonel, were killed in the action.
• September 11 A NATO official said that three members of the Afghan National Security Forces have been killed after a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was hit by munitions fired into Bagram Airfield. An investigation was under way to establish the details of what happened.
• September 5: A US Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter came down in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two NATO personnel, the military said. NATO said the cause of the crash is under investigation.
• August 29: A USMC Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopter crashed in Helmand province.Two Australian diggers have been killed in a helicopter crash.
• August 27: A US CH-47 Chinook helicopter made a hard landing in the eastern province of Logar. The aircraft was heavily damaged, so the crew destroyed it before they were evacuated from the scene.
• August 16: A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down during a firefight in Shah Wali Kot District, Helmand province. Seven American servicemen and four Afghan nationals died in the crash. A Taliban spokesman claimed they shot down the helicopter with a rocket propelled grenade.
• July 18: A NATO helicopter crashed Wednesday in western Afghanistan, injuring two troops serving with the U.S.-led military coalition, NATO said. No other information was disclosed about the crash in the relatively peaceful west. The crash is under investigation.
• June 21: A US CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter (s/n 157135) has crashed in Khost province in southeast Afghanistan and burst into flames.
• June 6: The shootdown of an US Bell OH-58 Kiowa killed both servicemen onboard First Lt. Mathew (Mat) Fazzari of Walla Walla, Wa. The incident happened in Ghazni province.
• May 28: A second NATO helicopter shot down in a separate incident.
• May 28: A US Army AH-64 Apache crashed in Wardak Province during a routine patrol. No enemy activity was reported in the area. Both crew members were killed in the crash.
• April 19: A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter shot down in Helmand province. At least four US troops have been killed after the helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan.
• April 3: According to a statement released by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force on Monday, an International Security Assistance Force helicopter made a forced landing in eastern Afghanistan today. (Please update when more information is available)
• March 29: A US Air Force F-15E from the 366th Fighter Wing crashes in southwest Asia. The pilot was killed and the crew member was injured in Wednesday's crash and treated for minor injuries.
• March 26: A NATO aircraft made a hard landing in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, the military alliance confirmed in a press release on Monday. "An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) aircraft made a hard landing in southern Afghanistan yesterday," the NATO- led ISAF said in the press release. (Please update when more information is available)
• March 16: A Turkish Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Kabul, killing all 12 Turkish soldiers and 2 Afghan interpreters on board and 3 civilians on the ground. It was the deadliest single incident for Turkish forces since the start of the war in Afghanistan in 2001. With total fatalities at 17, the crash is also the second deadliest single incident since the start of the current war in Afghanistan in 2001, covering all countries military who are participating.
• February 6: A US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed with no casualties. A video of the incident was released six weeks later on internet.
• January 19: A US CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. 6 ISAF officers died.