ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65094
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| Date: | Thursday 1 August 2002 |
| Time: | c. 00:00 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1N Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército Nacional de Colombia |
| Registration: | EJC-225 |
| MSN: | 32007 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Valparaíso, Chaquetá -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in bad weather in a jungle region between Solita and Valparaíso, 260 miles south of Bogota after picked up two injured US soldiers. Six killed, including pilot Eduardo Gil and one DynCorp employee. One surviver.
Sources:
Scramble 283
AFM October 2002, p74
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2013 16:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2013 16:06 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2020 17:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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