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| Date: | Monday 6 May 2002 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
| Registration: | EJC-159 |
| MSN: | 70.... |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arauca state -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Arauca |
Mechanical failure minutes after take-off and crash-landed.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly July 2002, p73
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2010 01:12 | TB | Added |
| 19-Oct-2017 07:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2019 14:29 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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