ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176781
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| Date: | Monday 10 March 2003 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Procuraduría General de la República (PGR) |
| Registration: | XC-HES |
| MSN: | 3054 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Xitopontla, Tlapa, GUR -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two helicopters from Mexico’s Attorney General’s office were shot down by AK-47 gunfire near Tlapa, Guerrero, in the nation’s western mountains during an anti-narcotics spraying operation, killing all 5 officials on board.
Sources:
http://www.timelines.ws/countries/MEXICO_D.HTML
WAAS
AFM MAY 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2015 17:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 13:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2020 13:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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