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| Date: | Tuesday 28 February 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | HL-190 |
| MSN: | 18088 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chacalté, San Luis, Petén -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Flores-Mundo Maya International Airport (FRS/MGTK) |
The Guatemalan air force helicopter sent to help a downed civilian helicopter 125 miles (200 kilometers) away also went down killing seven officers and three air force specialists.
Sources:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/governor-guatemalan-helicopter-aboard-15811736#.T02805h2rdM
https://www.laprensagrafica.com/internacionales/mundo/250993-nueve-muertos-al-caer-helicoptero-en-peten.html
https://noticiaaldia.com/2012/02/diez-muertos-dejo-accidente-de-helicoptero-militar-en-guatemala/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 23:27 | George | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 23:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2012 23:32 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 29-Feb-2012 00:38 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 29-Feb-2012 11:24 | chulian1819 | Updated [Source, ] |
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