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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 565MB Panther (AS 365N3) |
| Owner/operator: | Armada de México |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 370 km of the coast of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | patrol vessel Juárez |
The helicopter crashed off the coast of Michoacán after taking off from the ocean patrol vessel "Juárez". So far, three have been found, and three others have perished. Two are missing.
Sources:
https://www.elnuevosiglo.com.co/internacional/ttres-muertos-y-dos-desaparecidos-por-accidente-aereo-en-mexico
https://puntualjalisco.com/2024/03/06/tres-militares-pierden-la-vida-en-accidente-aereo-dos-desaparecidos/
https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-secretaria-de-marina-informa-sobre-accidente-aereo-en-la-mar-durante-operaciones-para-el-mantenimiento-del-estado-de-derecho
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_Benito_Ju%C3%A1rez_(POLA-101)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 06:38 | aus | Added |
| 07-Mar-2024 06:40 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Mar-2024 06:42 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Mar-2024 06:44 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-Mar-2024 07:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, ] |
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