Accident Hughes 500C (369HS) FAC4255,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74020
 
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Date:Tuesday 20 April 2010
Time:13:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic H500 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hughes 500C (369HS)
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Colombia
Registration: FAC4255
MSN: 86-0843S
Year of manufacture:1986
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chaparral, Tolima -   Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Bell 222UT helicopter Vertical Aviation and a Hughes 500 of the Colombian Air Force crashed while performing maneuvers off on a military garrison located very near the town of Chaparral, Tolima.

Sources:

https://www.semana.com/buscador?query=accidente
https://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=6
http://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/choque_de_dos_helicopteros_de_las_fuerzas_militares_deja_5_muertos-BVEC_AO_4237766

http://www.aviacol.net/images/stories/FAC4255_SKME_12MAR2009.JPG (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2010 02:30 RobertMB Added
21-Apr-2010 07:28 rvargast17 Updated [Phase, Source]
22-Apr-2010 06:11 tkaminsk Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative]
22-Apr-2010 12:18 RobertMB Updated [Source]
02-May-2010 08:14 RobertMB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities]
01-Apr-2019 08:40 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]

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