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Date: | Tuesday 28 February 2012 |
Time: | |
Type: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
Registration: | HL-190 |
MSN: | 18088 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Chacalté, San Luis, Petén -
Guatemala
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
Destination airport: | Flores-Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS/MGTK) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Guatemalan air force helicopter sent to help a downed civilian helicopter 125 miles (200 kilometers) away also went down killing seven officers and three air force specialists.
Sources:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/governor-guatemalan-helicopter-aboard-15811736#.T02805h2rdM https://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacionales/mundo/250993-nueve-muertos-al-caer-helicoptero-en-peten.html
https://noticiaaldia.com/2012/02/diez-muertos-dejo-accidente-de-helicoptero-militar-en-guatemala/
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Feb-2012 23:27 |
George |
Added |
28-Feb-2012 23:30 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
28-Feb-2012 23:32 |
Anon. |
Updated [Cn, Operator] |
29-Feb-2012 00:38 |
harro |
Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
29-Feb-2012 11:24 |
chulian1819 |
Updated [Source] |