ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280430
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| Date: | Friday 15 July 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Mexican Navy |
| Registration: | ANX-2307 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Mochis -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mexican Navy Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances in Los Mochis. Fourteen occupants died in the crash, one survived.
The Mexican Navy Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Los Mochis, Sinaloa following the operation to capture Caro Quintero, known as the "narco of drug traffickers,", according to the statement. One other Marine was injured and remains in hospital.
Sources:
https://news.sky.com/story/mexico-captures-infamous-drug-lord-rafael-caro-quintero-as-14-killed-in-black-hawk-helicopter-crash-12652871
https://jornadabc.com.mx/principales/mueren-14-marinos-en-desplome-de-helicoptero-de-la-semar-en-sinaloa/
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2022/07/semar-black-hawk-helicopter-crashes.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/15/americas/mexico-rafael-caro-quintero-fbi-arrest-intl-hnk/index.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://scramble.nl/military-news/mexican-navy-black-hawk-down
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Media:
A terrible incident : Navy’s Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Mexico, 14 killed in accident https://t.co/Arnn3s83PD
— amar (@amar941157) July 16, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2022 04:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2022 04:51 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Jul-2022 04:51 | gerard57 | Updated [[Source]] |
| 16-Jul-2022 05:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Jul-2022 07:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 16-Jul-2022 07:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2022 07:56 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2022 07:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 17-Jul-2022 04:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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