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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H ? |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca (FAG) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 280 km N of Guatemala City -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed in a remote guerilla zone in the Petén province on an ambulance flight. Son (doctor/30) of former Guatemalan President Gen José Efrain Rios Montt, medic del Ejército Cap Omero Ríos Sosa (26), an Air Force soldier and two injured farmers died. Pilot survived injured.
Sources:
El Informador 16 July 1984, p15B
Weser-Kurier 17 July 1984, p8
The Canberra Times 17 July 1984, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2018 13:37 | TB | Added |
| 09-Jun-2025 17:28 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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