ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147172
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 28-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | 23:40 LT |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW109SP |
| Operator: | Eolo (Grupo Higa) |
| Registration: | XA-UQH |
| C/n / msn: | 22251 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cerro de la Catedral, Temoaya, Mexico State -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cantalagua |
| Helipuerto Radio Capital |
Preliminary reports state that the helicopter, an Agusta 109, carried a crew of two and a passenger, Armando Hinojosa-Garcia, a well known businessman who was involved in the 2012 presidential campaign of Enrique Peņa Nieto, recently elected as President of Mexico. No information has been published yet concerning the origin and destination of the flight. The wreckage was found this morning on a hill, "Cerro Alpino", close to the Jiquipilco-Temoaya road, Municipality of Jiquipilco, in the State of Mexico, North of Mexico City.
Sources:
http://www.zonafranca.mx/cae-helicoptero-en-edomex-fallece-el-empresario-juan-armando-hinojosa-hijo-y-tripulacion/
http://www.24-horas.mx/muere-empresario-cercano-a-pena-nieto-al-caer-helicoptero/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2012 12:13 | 4evergrounded | Added |
| 29-Jul-2012 13:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 29-Jul-2012 14:52 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 31-Jul-2012 01:39 | 189.47.206.229 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 04-Aug-2012 10:26 | 93.195.240.245 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2012 23:21 | 201.103.188.37 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Jan-2013 12:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 27-Jan-2013 12:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport] |
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