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| Date: | Sunday 29 December 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 407GX |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca |
| Registration: | 151 |
| MSN: | 54354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C47B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ixcán, Quiché -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed into the Chixoy River after hitting electric wires.
Sources:
https://crnnoticias.com/video-helicoptero-se-desploma-en-ixcan-quiche-cerca-al-rio-chixoy/
https://republica.gt/actualidad/buscan-a-tripulacion-del-helicoptero-bell-407-que-cayo-al-rio-chixoy--2024122913260
https://www.soy502.com/articulo/helicoptero-desploma-ixcan-101917
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/1630851_1715221315.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex TG-PES, N724RM, N425FR, N425FB, N470KT, C-GSPZ, C-GNFM
Location
Media:
#EjércitoGT informa a la población guatemalteca sobre las operaciones de rescate. pic.twitter.com/TQA2cOBcJK
— Ejército de Guatemala (@Ejercito_GT) December 29, 2024
? ÚLTIMA HORA - Un helicóptero se desplomó en Ixcán, Quiché, luego de chocar con tendido eléctrico de alta tensión al volar a baja altura, lo que provocó que cayera al río Chixoy. pic.twitter.com/L4LPNJD7DO
— Eduardo Sam Chun (@SamChun_informa) December 29, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2024 18:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Dec-2024 19:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 16-Feb-2025 12:35 | TB | Updated [Location, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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