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Date: | Saturday 19 July 1986 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mil Mi-8TV |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Sandinista (FAS) |
Registration: | 269 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 23 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near La Cruz, RAAS -
Nicaragua
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Bluefields |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Plunged into the Matagalpa River (Río Grande de Matagalpa) in the La Cruz de Río Grande municipality, Région Autónoma del Atlántico Sur shortly after taking off on an internal flood relief flight; only the co-pilot survived.
Sources:
1. Military Aviation Disasters, by David Gero, p142
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
19-Feb-2011 17:27 |
TB |
Added |
25-Feb-2011 05:02 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
26-Feb-2011 18:05 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Source] |