ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78753
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| Date: | Friday 15 October 2010 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliservicio Campeche |
| Registration: | XA-IUR |
| MSN: | 30938 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minatitlán, Veracruz -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche |
| Minatitlán, Veracruz | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A helicopter serving Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) crashed in south eastern Mexico on Friday afternoon, killing all on board. The Bell 212 helicopter took off from Ciudad del Carmen, a port city in Campeche state, and was bound for the town of Minatitlán in Veracruz state. It was registered to Heliservicio Campeche but was transporting Pemex employees at the time of the crash. According to eyewitnesses the aircraft caught fire in the air.
Sources:
http://wireupdate.com/wires/11346/helicopter-crash-in-southwestern-mexico-kills-eight-people/
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/international/amerique-latine/201010/16/01-4333182-un-crash-dhelicoptere-fait-8-victimes-au-mexique.php (warning viewer discretion advised)
WAAS
http://helihub.com/2010/10/15/15-oct-10-las-choapas-mexico-8f/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2010 03:23 | robertpilot | Added |
| 16-Oct-2010 06:44 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2010 14:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2010 02:29 | Maysistec | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Oct-2010 02:30 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Apr-2013 00:47 | Joshua0817 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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