ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264619
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| Date: | 25-JUN-2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60L Halcon |
| Owner/operator: | Colombian Air Force |
| Registration: | FAC0007 |
| MSN: | 70-1430 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Catatumbo -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Sikorsky UH-60L Halcon helicopter, tail number FAC0007, belonging to the Colombian Air Force (operated by Grupo de Vuelos Especiales 82/Escuadrón de Transporte Especial 821), and in which Colombian President Ivan Duque was traveling after his trip to the Catatumbo region in the northeast of the country, was fired upon.
Sources:
https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/gobierno/como-se-vivio-el-atentado-a-duque-en-el-helicoptero-598889
Photos and video:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/kolombiya-devlet-baskaninin-icinde-bulundugu-helikoptere-ates-acildi/
Images:
Photo: Jaime Escobar, Ibague Perales Airport on 29 June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2021 13:29 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 26-Jun-2021 13:30 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 26-Jun-2021 16:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
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