Accident Bell UH-1H Iroquois 73-21711,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77006
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 February 1981
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H Iroquois
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration: 73-21711
MSN: 13999
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near border of Ecuador and Peru, between Loja, EC and Bagua, PE -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Loja, EC
Destination airport:Bagua, PE
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft was shot down by surface to air missel

Sources:

Sacramento Bee, 19 May 1981

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
21 January 2002 HU.10-79 Ejército del Aire 3 near Colmenar Viejo w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Sep-2010 14:30 ASN Archive
29-Jun-2016 12:39 Honcho 64 Updated [Cn]
20-Apr-2022 15:46 samuel.grace Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Mar-2024 08:23 Avenger 66 Updated [Country, Narrative]

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