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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 2018 |
| Time: | c. 02:00 |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW119Ke |
| Owner/operator: | FAASA Chile |
| Registration: | EC-KZX |
| MSN: | 14730 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Curanilahue -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three helicopters were damaged at Curanilahue due to arson.
Pamphlets of the ORT (Órganos de Resistencia Territorial) were reportedly left behind.
Sources:
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2018/01/17/dos-helicopteros-danados-deja-incendio-en-base-la-colcha-de-curanilahue.shtml?google_editors_picks=true
Media:
Helicópteros de @FaasaAviacion que prestan servicios para forestal Arauco Ñuble se dirigen a la provincia de Arauco en Curanilahue base Colcha, ya que la base sufrió atentado terrorista y dos de sus helicópteros fueron quemados. pic.twitter.com/Zvdcfk3E03
— #EmergenciasÑuble (@urgenciasnuble) January 17, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2018 12:22 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 18-Jan-2018 18:56 | krasatpi | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 18-Apr-2018 05:26 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Damage, ] |
| 25-Jul-2020 06:37 | harro | Updated [Damage, ] |
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