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| Date: | Wednesday 9 March 2005 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Procuraduría General del República (PGR) |
| Registration: | XC-HEV |
| MSN: | 30935 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Igualita -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The federal government helicopter searching for gunmen protecting drug plantations crashed into a mountain 20 miles (32km) southeast of the town of Tiapa, Guerreo, killing all nine soldiers and two pilots onboard. High winds and limited visibility may have played a part in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
http://www.timelines.ws/countries/MEXICO_D.HTML
AFM MAY 2005, p77
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2013 17:38 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2015 17:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2021 19:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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