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| Date: | Wednesday 20 August 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | FAG-132 |
| MSN: | 45738 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | El Aguacate, Nentón, Huehuetenango -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bell 206 helicopter crash killed all five aboard. One of the occupants was Major General Israel Rudy Ruiz Ortiz, Chief of Staff of National Defense of Guatemala. Bad weather had prevented the helicopter from from touching down at the base where they had planned to land. The accident happened during the diversion.
Sources:
http://www.prensalibre.com/huehuetenango/Nenton-Huehuetenango-accidente-aereo-heridos_0_1196880381.html
https://www.defensenews.com/article/20140820/DEFREG05/308200042/Guatemala-Army-Chief-Staff-Dies-Helicopter-Crash/
Media:
#SeguidoresTD: Comparten imagen de accidente aéreo en Nentón, Huehuetenango. @Maurojo5 pic.twitter.com/XdAjymMGyB
— TELEDIARIO GUATEMALA (@Telediariogt) August 20, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2014 18:30 | harro | Added |
| 20-Aug-2014 19:39 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2014 05:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Aug-2014 11:29 | rotorspot | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 21-Aug-2014 20:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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