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| Date: | Friday 10 February 2023 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 LT |
| Type: | Elbit Hermes 900 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | 605 |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Cautín river, next to Temuco -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Temuco Maquehue Airport (PZS/SCTC) |
| Temuco Maquehue Airport (PZS/SCTC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A drone Hermes 900 from the Chilean Air Force made an emergency landing on the bed of Cautín river, next to Venecia street, Amanecer zone. The aircraft was part of the vigilance surveys because of the forest fires in southern Chile.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/EmergenciasAraucaniaoficial/posts/pfbid02AF6pxkUc7aE6VKrNTG7ZbqTHndoBQNMz1iFWmGZem7qXdCfzKQ1qZnoTSFZamcQpl?locale=es_LA
Media:
Avión no tripulado de la FACH cae a río Cautín https://t.co/26ZfcGFYmD
— Agricultura (@AgriculturaFM) February 11, 2023
El UAV Hermes 900, un DRON no tripulado de media altitud y largo alcance, cuenta con cámaras diurnas y nocturnas; fijación de objetivos por láser, sistemas SAR/GMTI, Comint DF y Elint; doble sistema de encriptación de data link (LOS) y comunicación (Blos).
— Pedro Gaete (@PedroGaete1) February 11, 2023
Capota en rio Cautín. pic.twitter.com/9wQNeUUKH1
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