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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 2009 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana |
| Registration: | 1411 |
| MSN: | 35005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | José Azueta, Guerrero -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Sergeant died, and two more soldiers resulted injured, after the helicopter they were traveling crashed allegedly due to a mechanical failure in José Azueta, Guerréro.
The helicopter was realizing the transportation of an official and nine soldiers as part of the actions of the Permanent Campaign Against the Drug trafficking, when it struck the ground.
The Sergeant DAN NEFTALÍ BOTELLO RAMOS, Air force Specialist in Maintenance of Aviation, lost his life in this tragic accident. Two more soldiers resulted with serious injury. All the rest resulted only with minor injuries.
Sources:
http://archivo.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/647702.html
http://www.sedena.gob.mx/redirec.html?id_art=3305
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2009 10:15 | capmagn | Added |
| 25-Dec-2009 10:32 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2009 23:08 | capmagn | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2013 18:29 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2014 18:44 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 06-Jun-2014 13:20 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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