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| Date: | Tuesday 3 December 2024 |
| Time: | c. 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación del Ejército Argentino |
| Registration: | AE-390 |
| MSN: | 2432 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Campo de los Andes, Tunuyán, Mendoza -
 Argentina
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME) |
| Mendoza-El Plumerillo Airport, MD (MDZ/SAME) |
An Aviación del Ejército Argentino (Argentine Army) Aérospatiale SA-315B Lama, operated by Sección de Aviación de Ejército de Montaña No 8, experienced an engine failure and made an emergency landing near the Valle de Uco dam, near Campo de los Andes, Tunuyán, Mendoza.
The five occupants were injured and the helicopter received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.lmneuquen.com/pais/accidente-aereo-tunuyan-cayo-un-helicoptero-del-ejercito-argentino-n1159546
https://aviacionline.com/2024/12/aerospatiale-sa-315b-lama-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-argentina-this-we-know/?utm_content=cmp-true
https://www.elsol.com.ar/policiales/asi-quedo-el-helicoptero-del-ejercito-argentino-luego-del-accidente-en-mendoza/
https://www.lmneuquen.com/pais/accidente-aereo-tunuyan-cayo-un-helicoptero-del-ejercito-argentino-n1159546
https://amilarg.com.ar/images/lama_ae390.jpg?crc=530072432 (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2024 07:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Dec-2024 07:17 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2024 09:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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