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| Date: | Thursday 19 January 1984 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliservicio Campeche |
| Registration: | XA-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Champeche, YUC -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Júpiter oil platform |
| Ciudad del Carmen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in thunderstorm 600 meters from platform. Sank after one hour in waves of up to ten meters height. Two crew and six petrol workers rescued. As "XA-IOC", than "XA-LIP" in reports. Type not reported but Bell 212 possible. Five missing. Three bodies recovered 24 January.
Sources:
El Informador 21 January 1984, p10A/25 January 1984, p8A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2017 14:33 | TB | Added |
| 27-May-2018 16:22 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 27-May-2018 16:50 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2018 17:06 | TB | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Dec-2019 13:46 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 21-Jan-2022 08:17 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
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