| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2016 |
| Time: | 09:48 LT |
| Type: | Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Helifly |
| Registration: | HK-5049 |
| MSN: | 45771 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40 miles south of the town of Carepa, Antioquia Department -
Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Riosucio |
| Destination airport: | Caucasia |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The helicopter is missing. Search operations are being conducted. The wreckage of the helicopter was located on Sunday 3 April 2016.
All three occupants have died in the crash.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Report number: | COL-16-12-GIA |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/31/colombian-authorities-searching-for-missing-helicopter.html http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/n-10.php http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/03/3-bodies-found-in-wreckage-missing-helicopter-in-colombia.html Former livery: [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.sdf.airliners.net/photo/News-Talk-850-WFTL/Bell-206L-1-LongRanger/1163944/M/]
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
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N3177L |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 01-Apr-2016 09:58 |
gerard57 |
Added |
| 01-Apr-2016 10:01 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 01-Apr-2016 17:26 |
Geno |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, ] |
| 04-Apr-2016 19:09 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2018 10:48 |
harro |
Updated [Time, ] |
| 25-Apr-2018 10:50 |
harro |
Updated [Narrative, ] |
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