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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea El Salvador |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chanmico Lagoon, San Juan Opico, La Libertad -
 El Salvador
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A military helicopter on a firefighting mission crashed into Chanmico lake as it tried to fill the Bambi bucket. All occupants survived the crash.
Sources:
https://lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/cae-en-la-laguna-de-chanmico-un-helicoptero-que-sofocaba-las-llamas-en-un-incendio-del-volcan-de-san-salvador/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2025 14:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Feb-2025 14:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 07-Feb-2025 09:33 | noKILO | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Feb-2025 09:37 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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