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| Date: | Thursday 9 December 2004 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE) |
| Registration: | FAE823 |
| MSN: | 30823 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ambato -
 Ecuador
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the back garden of a house whilst trying to make an emergency landing. Extensive damage to landing gear, tailboom and lower structure.
Aircraft was rebuilt by Alpine Aerotech and is currently flying in Papua New Guinea as P2-PAQ.
The five crew members of the helicopter were all injured. Two persons on the ground, a female (22) and her daughter (2), died as a result of the crash.
Sources:
CASA PNG, C of A documents and aircraft history from Bell Helicopters product support.
http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/2004/12/09/166406/dos-muertos-tras-caida-de-helicoptero-militar-en-ecuador.html
AFM FEB 2005, p73
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2008 05:21 | Topaz | Added |
| 20-May-2008 06:44 | Fusko | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2014 16:47 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2015 12:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2015 07:03 | imnoldfart | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2015 07:03 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 21-Nov-2017 09:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2021 14:50 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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