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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 1971 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | H-80 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Santiago de Chile (SCL) -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during photoflight. Four brasilian journalists. Pilot S.Ten FAC Marcelo Tapoli Darmon (22). Helicopter in service for brasilian embassy. Brasilian diplomat Ednildo Gomes de Soarez killed.
Sources:
Folha de São Paulo 8 November 1971, p5
Folha da Manhã 10 November 1971, p3
La Nación (Santiago) 7 November 1971, p1+6/8 November 1971, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2015 09:43 | TB | Added |
| 24-Mar-2016 20:33 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2016 11:33 | TB | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 27-Jul-2019 10:08 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2023 07:08 | TB | Updated |
| 25-Sep-2023 07:40 | TB | Updated |
| 22-Nov-2024 08:32 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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