Accident Bell UH-1H 749, Tuesday 6 July 2010
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Date:Tuesday 6 July 2010
Time:11:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Boliviana
Registration: 749
MSN: 13040
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Chapare -   Bolivia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed. The helicopter was part of Task Force "Red Devils" (Diablos Rojos), who support the fight against drug trafficking.

Sources:

http://www.hoybolivia.com/Noticia.php?IdSeccion=4&IdEdicion=792&IdNoticia=36689
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.aviacionboliviana.net/civil/sletspotting/FAB749a-140509.jpg] (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jul-2010 01:10 harro Added
07-Jul-2010 01:24 RobertMB Updated [Time, Source, ]
02-Jun-2017 16:33 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ]

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