Accident Bell 212 XA-...,
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Date:Thursday 19 January 1984
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:Heliservicio Campeche
Registration: XA-...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Champeche, YUC -   Mexico
Phase: En route
Nature:Offshore
Departure airport:Júpiter oil platform
Destination airport:Ciudad del Carmen
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in thunderstorm 600 meters from platform. Sank after one hour in waves of up to ten meters height. Two crew and six petrol workers rescued. As "XA-IOC", than "XA-LIP" in reports. Type not reported but Bell 212 possible. Five missing. Three bodies recovered 24 January.

Sources:

El Informador 21 January 1984, p10A/25 January 1984, p8A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Mar-2017 14:33 TB Added
27-May-2018 16:22 TB Updated [Registration, Source]
27-May-2018 16:50 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-May-2018 17:06 TB Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Dec-2019 13:46 TB Updated [Operator]
21-Jan-2022 08:17 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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