ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57755
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 330F Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Ejército de Chile |
| Registration: | H-254 |
| MSN: | 1202 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. A Chilean PUMA #256 crashed on 22 Feb 1979 killing 3 Chilean Officers and 1 US civilian cartographer Reporting was that was a 3300h, not f
From IGM Chile -Members of the staff of the Army Aviation Command, specialist pilots of helicopters. They participated in several missions with personnel of the Military Geographic Institute and professionals of the IAGS (Inter American Geodetic Survey. At 20:00 hours on Thursday, November 22, 1979, when the helicopter "PUMA" No. 256 of the Army Aviation Command, flying from Puerto Montt to Concepción, sent an emergency call, lost communication and crashed. A villager who observed what happened said: "the machine accelerated and then fell to the ground engulfed in flames." He arrived 20 minutes later to the crash location to find the deceased crew.
Sources:
1. Scramble 293
2. http://www.helis.com/database/cn/3676/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country] |
| 12-Dec-2016 21:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2017 19:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:21 | geojack | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation