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| Date: | Saturday 23 January 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-57B (Bell 206B) JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Armada de Chile (Chile Navy) |
| Registration: | 3. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Santo Domingo, Valparaiso -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bell UH-57B (Bell 206B) JetRanger III of the Chilean Navy hit a small drone, resulting in a cracked windscreen and injuries to an occupant (not the pilot).
Photos from the drone suggest it was a DJI Mavic Air 2 (0.57 kg).
Sources:
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-valparaiso/2021/01/23/accidente-aereo-drone-impacta-a-helicoptero-de-la-armada-en-pleno-vuelo-e-hiere-a-tripulante.shtml
https://www.dji.com/uk/mavic-air-2/specs
Media:
To all the helicopter pilots out here ! Drones are a huge threat to lowflying aircraft. Keep you eyes peeled guys . The passenger's face suffered serious damage in this case ..👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/UafjQROWtX
— Sqn Ldr Sivamohan Vinod Kumar (Retd)🇮🇳 (@veekay122002) January 24, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2021 11:32 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Jan-2021 11:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 11:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 11:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 13:33 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 13:34 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 13:37 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 14:03 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 14:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jan-2021 21:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
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