Incident Hiller UH-12C 609, Sunday 1 March 1964
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Date:Sunday 1 March 1964
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Hiller UH-12C
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP)
Registration: 609
MSN: 866
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Malecón, Magdalena -   Peru
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Esc Rescate FAP N°71
Destination airport:
Narrative:
"609" fell into the sea while attempting to pick-up a floating body from the water surface near the coast. Capitán Walter Díaz and a Guardia Civil Mario Camacho Díaz rescued.

Note: type reported as "Giller" by La Prensa newspaper

Sources:

La Union (Pacasmayo) 2 March 1964, p2
La Prensa, 2 March 1964, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2024 07:51 TB Added
20-Feb-2025 06:59 jemr69 Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]

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