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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 2017 |
| Time: | c. 09:47 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Écureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña |
| Registration: | FAH-905 |
| MSN: | 4699 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yerbabuena Mountain, Rincon de Dolores, Lepaterique municipality -
 Honduras
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG) |
| Soto Cano Air Base (XPL/MHSC) |
The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances, in adverse weather conditions. All six occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
www.laprensa.hn
http://www.elheraldo.hn/sucesos/1135513-466/helicoptero-de-la-fuerza-aerea-de-honduras-desaparece-con-hermana-de-joh
http://web.archive.org/web/20171217053118/http://www.france24.com/en/20171217-honduran-presidents-sister-dies-helicopter-crash
http://www.abriendobrecha.tv/honduras-desaparece-helicoptero-fah-hermana-joh-abordo/
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Honduras-Air-Force/Eurocopter-AS-350B-3-Ecureuil/2179174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2017 21:23 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Dec-2017 21:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2017 19:17 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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