04.08.2015 - Kolumbie: katastrofa vrtulníku UH-60L Black Hawk, 16 mrtvých

Policía Nacional Colombia lost a Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk reg. PNC-0608, serial number 70-3887, which crashed during an anti-narcotics operation. Of the 18 officers on board, 16 were killed and 2 others sustained serious injuries. The helicopter crashed under as yet unidentified circumstances (technical failure, pilot error, possibly ground fire) in Carepa, Uraba.


Sources:
aviation-safety.net
www.nytimes.com
www.elcolombiano.com
www.aviacol.net
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