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Date: | Friday 28 February 2020 |
Time: | 04:30 |
Type: | Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
Owner/operator: | Belize Defense Force |
Registration: | BDF-12 |
MSN: | 18063 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Gales Point -
Belize
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | BDF Airwing |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Belize military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances.
All four occupants were killed.
The Belize Defence Force was operating two UH-1H's: BDF-11 and BDF-12.
Sources:
https://www.pressoffice.gov.bz/ministry-of-national-security-confirms-the-crash-landing-of-bdf-helicopter/ https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/02/28/ministry-of-national-security-confirms-helicopter-crash-four-feared-dead-in-wreck/ https://www.reporter.bz/2020/02/28/b-d-f-helicopter-crash-landed-pilots-crew-missing/ https://amandala.com.bz/news/ministry-of-national-security-confirm-bdf-helicopter-crashed-yesterday/ https://amandala.com.bz/news/key-questions-about-fatal-bdf-helicopter-crash-remain-unanswered/ https://verticalmag.com/news/belize-defence-force-huey-helicopter-crash-report/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgsE2ElB1BU https://d2rdp9tdz0ispr.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/bdf-helicopter-bell-summary.pdf https://www.helis.com/database/cn/53983/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Feb-2020 19:28 |
gerard57 |
Added |
29-Feb-2020 02:31 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
01-Mar-2020 02:33 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Registration, Cn] |
17-Oct-2020 14:55 |
rvargast17 |
Updated [Date, Time, Source] |
03-Jun-2024 14:23 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source] |
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