Accident Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III FAC4474,
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Date:Monday 4 August 2008
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B06 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC4474
MSN: 4597
Year of manufacture:2005
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:12 km from Melgar, Tolima -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Colombian Air Force informed that today August 4, at 7:00 p.m., a helicopter Type Ranger used in instruction with Register FAC 4474, that belongs to Public Force Helicopter School and accomplish a training mission suffer an accident at 12 kilometers from Melgar in Tolima, in an area known as Cerro El Paso, with the results of three deaths.

Sources:

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2011 07:38 gerard57 Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
22-Aug-2016 13:05 TB Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]

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