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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 2013 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua |
| Registration: | 334 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Managua, near the Momotombo Volcano -
 Nicaragua
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Papalonal |
| Managua |
The helicopter reportedly suffered mechanical problems and fell some 1,500 meters out of the sky and exploded on impact at the edge of Lake Managua.
All 10 men aboard were killed, including Colonel Manuel Antonio López García, Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
Sources:
http://www.nicaraguadispatch.com/news/2013/06/10-feared-dead-in-helicopter-crash-in-nicaragua/7913
http://www.xairforces.net/newsd.asp?newsid=2714&newst=1#.WBx07meQz5o
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2013 02:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jun-2013 03:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2013 03:00 | krasatpi | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2013 07:06 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Nov-2016 12:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2017 10:42 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
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