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| Date: | Monday 29 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17V-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
| Registration: | EJC-3395 |
| MSN: | 170M21 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arenal, Bolivar -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Ejército Nacional de Colombia (Colombian Army) Mil Mi-17V-5, operated by Batallón de Movilidad y Maniobra de Aviación No.3, crashed under unknown circumstances in a forest in Arenal, Bolivar.
The nine occupants died and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://colombiaone.com/2024/04/29/military-helicopter-crash-colombia-dead/
https://www.casanareonline.co/nueve-militares-fallecidos-en-accidente-aereo-en-el-sur-de-bolivar/
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2024/04/30/nine-colombian-soldiers-die-in-chopper-crash/131594#google_vignette
https://www.uniindia.com/news/world/9-soldiers-killed-in-colombian-army-helicopter-crash/3189680.html
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/678419.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex EJC-395
Media:
The @COL_EJERCITO (??) has officially announced that the Mil Mi-17V5 (#: EJC-3395) has crashed in the municipality of Arenal, in the south of Bolívar.
— SA Defensa (@SA_Defensa) April 29, 2024
This is the second Mi-17 crash in a week in South America following #Ecuador’s (??) on 4/26. pic.twitter.com/IgV0ZBfz9L
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2024 04:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Apr-2024 05:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Apr-2024 06:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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