Wirestrike Accident Bell UH-1H AE-416,
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Date:Monday 8 February 1993
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell UH-1H
Owner/operator:Aviación del Ejército Argentino
Registration: AE-416
MSN: 13569
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Pichanal, Salta -   Argentina
Phase: En route
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
***Struck a tree while trying to avoid high tension wires in bad weather on medical relief flight. Co-pilot and two medics killed and pilot Tte 1ro H. Betemps and a technican injured.
*/**Also reported date 15 or 9 February and two medics, pilot and co-pilot killed.

Sources:

*Scramble 304
** http://www.nuevamayoria.com/ES/INVESTIGACIONES/seguridad/060915.html
***AFM July 2002, p73

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Apr-2015 18:34 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative]
30-Apr-2015 08:58 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2019 19:21 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2019 19:28 TB Updated [Date, Source, Narrative]
07-Dec-2019 19:37 TB Updated [Narrative]

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