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Date: | Thursday 30 October 1986 |
Time: | c. 17:00 LT |
Type: | Mil Mi-8MT |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Sandinista (FAS) |
Registration: | 294 |
MSN: | 419M08 |
Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 16 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Wamblan, Jinotega -
Nicaragua
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Either mechanical failure, weather or groundfire from Contra rebels brought the heilcopter down. Pilot and one passenger survived. Also reported 16 passengers and five crew**.
Sources:
1. Military Aviation Disasters, by David Gero, p143**
2.
http://www.scramble.nl/soviet-database?view=default El Tiempo 22 December 1986, p11A
La Nación 22 December 1986, p22A
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Feb-2011 15:51 |
TB |
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25-Feb-2011 04:34 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
26-Feb-2011 18:04 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
22-Aug-2016 17:25 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
05-Oct-2017 20:25 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |