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| Date: | Saturday 31 January 1987 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicol |
| Registration: | HK-1495 |
| MSN: | 30148 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arauca -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Set on fire by guerillas on ground. This helicopter suffered an accident as HK-1495E 17 March 1978 at Gachalá. Pilot unhurt*.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham*
El Tiempo 1 February 1987, pUltimaC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 1978 | HK-1495E | Helicol | 0 | Restrepo (Meta) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 16-Aug-2010 14:40 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Damage, ] |
| 30-May-2014 19:14 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2014 22:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2017 14:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, ] |
| 18-Mar-2017 14:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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