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| Date: | Friday 9 December 2016 |
| Time: | 20:20 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 555 SN Fennec 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Armada de Colombia |
| Registration: | ARC204 |
| MSN: | 5613 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 12 mi from San Andres -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter ditched in the Carribean Sea following an engine failure. Five rescued, one occupant missing.
Sources:
http://www.webinfomil.com/2016/12/ultima-hora-se-accidento-un-helicoptero.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8224519
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2016 19:17 | Ramon | Added |
| 10-Dec-2016 19:20 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2016 22:47 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Dec-2016 08:30 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Mar-2017 21:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2017 21:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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