A UPDF Airforce helicopter has crashed in Ntoroko district, this website has learnt.
“UPDF Airforce regrets to report a helicopter crash in the general areas of Karugutu- Ntoroko details of the crush shall be availed later,” the UPDF Airforce spokesperson, Maj Naboth Mugisha said in a brief statement on Tuesday.
He however said, ” it is purely accidental.”
Details of the crash are still scanty.
This is yet another accident after a UPDF MI 24 gunship registration number AF 822 crash landed at Nadiket village, located 5.3km West of Moroto barracks, Loptuk sub county in Moroto district in July last year.
Earlier in 2022 a UPDF Mi-17 helicopter mainly used for transportation, medical evacuation and VIP travel, that had just delivered food consignment to the troops engaged in Operation Shujaa in Eastern DRC tumbled and exploded during take-off.
Several soldiers died on spot whereas others sustained various injuries.
In the same year, another UPDF chopper suffered an emergency landing in Fort Portal, shortly after taking off from Saaka airfield.
It was however repaired by UPDF engineers and returned to the skies.
In February 2021, two accidents, six days apart happened .
A UPDF Jet Ranger crashed near Lido Beach in Entebbe after takeoff and killed a trainee whereas another chopper transporting AMISOM troops from Balidogle to Lower Shabelle region in Somalia crashed shortly after take off .
Four soldiers on board survived.
In January 2020 a UPDF jet ranger crashed and killed two people including Maj Naomi Kalungi and Cadet pilot Benon Wakola in Butambala.
Whereas investigations have been carried out on all these accidents, reports are not made public.
