Accident Bell UH-1B H-80, Saturday 6 November 1971
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Date:Saturday 6 November 1971
Time:17:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1B
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: H-80
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Santiago de Chile (SCL) -   Chile
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed during photoflight. Four brasilian journalists. Pilot S.Ten FAC Marcelo Tapoli Darmon (22). Helicopter in service for brasilian embassy. Brasilian diplomat Ednílton Gomes de Soares killed.

Sources:

Folha de São Paulo 8 November 1971, p5
Folha da Manhã 10 November 1971, p3
La Nación (Santiago) 7 November 1971, p1+6/8 November 1971, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2015 09:43 TB Added
24-Mar-2016 20:33 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2016 11:33 TB Updated [Plane category]
27-Jul-2019 10:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
31-Aug-2023 07:08 TB Updated
25-Sep-2023 07:40 TB Updated

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