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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helitaxi Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-3886X |
| MSN: | 95990 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saravena, Arauca -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by rebels, while operating for Colombian Army. 24*-25 occupants (three* or four civil crew) and (all**) 20 military and one civil crew*** or 25 killed and four military survived reported.
Sources:
Military Aviation Disasters, by David Gero, p170
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.scramble.nl/sovd.htm]**
El Informador 7 July 1997, p16A*/21 July 1997, p24A***
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Jan-2011 16:41 | krasatpi | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2011 16:25 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 04-Mar-2011 05:04 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 18:39 | TB | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 19:01 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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