Incident Bell 47D-1 H-03,
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Date:Monday 13 June 1960
Time:evening
Type:Silhouette image of generic B47G model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 47D-1
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: H-03
MSN: 655
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Valdivia -   Chile
Phase:
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Loss of control when caught by a gust of wind at 30 ft during SAR flight in dam destruction desaster. Mainrotor hit fuselage and destroyed transmission lines. Capitán Nuñez. Argentine S-51 LQ-XXW also damaged by same cause, on same day.

Sources:

La Nación (Santiago) 15 June 1960, p5/16 June 1960, p8

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