ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123012
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| Date: | Saturday 11 June 2011 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H-II Huey II |
| Owner/operator: | Policía Nacional de Colombia (PNC) |
| Registration: | PNC-0731 |
| MSN: | 9716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Salina, Casanare Province -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Salina |
| Yopal | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crew of four and four police with anti-narcotics service where killed, and four survived - after a Military Huey crashed on take-off. The helicopter collided with power lines.
Note: this helicopter suffered $157,564 worth of damage at Azucar-Tumaco in unspecified accident 10 OCT 2002 and $157,564,52 worth of damage in accident at AzucarTumaco 20 MAR 2003 (AFM JUL 2004)
Sources:
https://www.news24.com/World/News/8-policemen-dead-in-helicopter-crash-20110611utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/judicial/articulo-276775-muertos-cuatro-policias-accidente-aereo
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7055884&nseq=0 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2011 14:58 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 11-Jun-2011 15:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2011 01:25 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2011 06:40 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 12-Jun-2011 06:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 12-Jun-2011 10:31 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2011 10:33 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Jun-2021 11:57 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2021 12:05 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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