Photo: Syrian Mi-8/17 collision with Airbus A320, aftermath.

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19659625

20 September 2012 Last updated at 14:22 GMT

Syrian crash helicopter 'clipped passenger plane'

A military helicopter that crashed near the Syrian capital, Damascus, clipped the tail of a passenger plane in mid-air, state television reports.

The helicopter was earlier said to have crashed north-east of the city, while the plane, carrying 200 passengers, landed safely at Damascus airport.

Initially, the Syrian Observatory group said rebels had shot down the helicopter in Douma to the north-east of Damascus, but that claim was not repeated elsewhere.

The helicopter's rotor struck the tail of a Syrian Arab Airlines plane, Syrian official news agencies reported.
All passengers on board the plane were unharmed, they said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-19659625
In Dutch:
http://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nl-NL/Ar ... helikopter

[Stratofreighter]

The Syrian helicopter colliding with a Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320 has been identified as either a Mil Mi-8 or an Mil Mi-17.

No pics available on the wreckage of this helicopter (four crew killed) but as the photo
http://avherald.com/img/syrian_arab_a32 ... 0920_1.jpg
at
http://avherald.com/h?article=45671063&opt=0
shows that
civilian Airbus A320 had a narrow escape!

The maintenance people at Damascus will be busy for some time...