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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H-II Huey II |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC4441 |
| MSN: | 5342 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cumaribo, Vichada -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Colombian Air Force Bell UH-1H-II Huey II, operated by Comando Aéreo de Combate No. 4, crashed in field in Cumaribo, Vichada.
The eight occupants perished and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://colombiaone.com/2024/09/29/helicopter-crash-dead-colombia/
https://www.fac.mil.co/es/comunicados/comunicado-0042024
https://www.emergenza24.org/colombia-incidente-elicottero-militare-29-09-204/
History of this aircraft
Ex Colombian National Police: PNC-0744, Colombian Army: EJC-400, N310SD, US Army: 66-00859
Media:
?#Colombia (??)
— SA Defensa (@SA_Defensa) September 29, 2024
Initial photos of the crash scene of the @FuerzaAereaCol Bell UH-1H Huey (#: FAC-4441) that had been reported missing while conducting an aeromedical evacuation in #Vichada.
?: @Webinfomil https://t.co/sOV55ZTW2L pic.twitter.com/6HW9rnx3dq
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Sep-2024 16:14 | emergenza24 | Added |
| 29-Sep-2024 16:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2024 06:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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