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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky MH-60M |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Chile |
| Registration: | H-0. |
| MSN: | 70.... |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Campos de Hielo Sur -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villa O'Higgins Airport (SCOH) |
| Southern Ice Fields |
The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile, FACh) informed on the night of October 16 that one of its Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters went missing in the area of Campos de Hielo Sur (still in dispute with Argentina).
In the morning of October 17, the helicopter, operated by Grupo 9, was located and one of the four crew members was killed in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.emol.com/noticias/Nacional/2025/10/17/1180701/aparecio-helicoptero-un-muerto.html
https://en.mercopress.com/2025/10/17/fach-helicopter-goes-missing
https://auroranoticias.cl/actualidad/confirman-muerte-del-piloto-en-accidente-de-helicoptero-de-la-fach-sobrevivientes-presentan-contusiones/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2025 13:43 | poxipol | Added |
| 17-Oct-2025 16:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2025 16:25 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2025 16:41 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 17-Oct-2025 17:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 17-Oct-2025 17:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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