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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 1998 |
| Time: | c. 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) |
| Registration: | XC-GAB |
| MSN: | 30561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi N of Alcaparrosa, GRO -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and burnt after mechanical failure. Two crew and nine military personell.
Sources:
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
El Informador 28 June 1998, p1+22
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Nov-2013 17:00 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2014 18:36 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2014 18:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2018 20:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Jun-2018 15:27 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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