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| Date: | Wednesday 6 March 1996 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna O-2A |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (FAS) |
| Registration: | 623 |
| MSN: | 337M0179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | General de Chiltipan area -
 El Salvador
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed while practice SAR. Co-pilot STTE de Aviación P.A. Edwin Antonio Pineda Alvarez and pilot STTE de Aviación Ricardo Alfredo Bonilla Chávez (24) and Major Mark Thomas Todd (33), USAF instructor.
Sources:
Galeria de Sres Fallecidos en el Cumplimiento de la Mision
https://flotilla-aerea.com/2019/03/05/sar-el-ejercicio-que-se-volvi-realidad/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2025 17:30 | TB | Added |
| 10-Apr-2025 07:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2025 15:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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