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| Date: | Tuesday 20 April 2010 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Hughes 500C (369HS) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea de Colombia |
| Registration: | FAC4255 |
| MSN: | 86-0843S |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chaparral, Tolima -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bell 222UT helicopter Vertical Aviation and a Hughes 500 of the Colombian Air Force crashed while performing maneuvers off on a military garrison located very near the town of Chaparral, Tolima.
Sources:
https://www.semana.com/buscador?query=accidente
https://www.ejercito.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=6
http://www.elcolombiano.com/historico/choque_de_dos_helicopteros_de_las_fuerzas_militares_deja_5_muertos-BVEC_AO_4237766
http://www.aviacol.net/images/stories/FAC4255_SKME_12MAR2009.JPG (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2010 02:30 | RobertMB | Added |
| 21-Apr-2010 07:28 | rvargast17 | Updated [Phase, Source, ] |
| 22-Apr-2010 06:11 | tkaminsk | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Apr-2010 12:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-May-2010 08:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 01-Apr-2019 08:40 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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