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Date: | Thursday 18 November 2004 |
Time: | c. 18:10 |
Type: | Bell UH-1H |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Argentina |
Registration: | H-18 |
MSN: | 8714 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 40 km from San Carlos de Bariloche, RN -
Argentina
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | San Carlos de Bariloche |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on return when supporting a fire fighting mission. Location: Cañadon de Villegas (Villegas Canyon), El Boyon area, Rio Negro Province. Cause was severe wind shear, which resulted in the tail boom breaking off.
Sources:
Scramble 309
http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/seguridad/060915.html AFM JAN 2005, p74/FEB 2005, p74
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Aug-2010 02:09 |
Anon. |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase] |
18-Jul-2015 14:22 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
24-Aug-2021 07:38 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Source] |
25-Aug-2021 12:16 |
TB |
Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |