| | | | |

Three Soldiers and Two Civilians Die in Colombian Helicopter Accident

On JAN 9 2014, a Sociedad Aeronáutica de Santander (SASA) Bell 206L-3 LongRanger
# HK-4462 en route from Puerto Berrío to Anori was north of Anori, Colombia when it suffered controlled flight into terrain, striking a mountain. No one aboard survived the impact. Three soldiers and two civilians died on the 9th when the helicopter went missing.

The Seventh Division of the National Army had made a public statement that the aircraft, affiliated with the Aeronautical Society of Santander was “transporting a priest and military personnel assigned to the Fourteenth Brigade”.

The helicopter crew failed to check in on Thursday afternoon and was located on Friday in rural Anori. Fatalities were two soldiers, one police, one military priest and the pilot.

Director of the Department of Care andPrevention of Disasters César Hernández confirmed the fatalities.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.

Similar Posts

  • |

    Small Plane Crashes in San Bernardino County; Two Dead

    A small plane crashed in San Bernardino County, California, on June 15th.

    The Beechcraft Bonanza plane caught fire after it went down near Hesperia Airport.

    There were two people aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    1 Dead, 1 Injured after Small Plane Crashed in Imperial County, CA

    A small plane crashed in Imperial County, California, on November 24th.

    The plane was carrying two people when it went down near Highway 78 and Ted Kipf Road.

    One person was killed in the accident while the other one was injured.

    The accident is being investigated.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Double Helicopter Crash on Kauai

    What: Heli-Usa helicopter
    Where: Kauai, Hawaii
    When: 03 10, 2007, 1:05 pm
    Who: four fatalities, 3 injuries
    Why: As a tour was ending, after experiencing hydraulic problems, a helicopter crashed at the the northwest end of Princeville airport a hundred yards from the terminal. A description of the wreckage indicated that the front of the helicopter was torn off, the tail was snapped off, and the rotors were broken. First responders attempted to save the four fatalities.

    The pilot who had 10,000 hours on that helicopter died in the crash.

    Four injured were taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital. One died en route.

    Nine miles away….

    What: Smokey Mountain Helicopters out of Delaware. It’s the parent company of Inter-Island Helicopter
    Where: North shore of Kauai, Hawaii
    When: 1:05 pm
    Who: five aboard, one fatality, four injuries.
    Why: The pilot heard a loud bang, and lost control of the helicopter, which fell down in a spiral formation on to a Hanalei campsite

    The debris field is spread from the ocean to the beach. A dive team will be searching the ocean for the tail rotor, gear box and drive shaft which were flung afield. Witnesses extricated survivors out of the wreckage

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • |

    Cessna 172 Crashes Killing One Injuring Two


    What: Cessna 172 en route from Salt Lake City to Colorado Springs
    Where: emergency landing in the Uinta mountains in Wasatch County at an elevation of about 9,800 feet
    When: 12:30 p.m
    Who: Craig Weaver and Bryon Meyer, in critical condition and the third, Dylan Hopkins, dead.
    Why: The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
    The passengers were all part of the heavy rescue team for the Salt Lake Fire Department, a group that specializes in rescues above or below ground.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Medical Helicopter Crashes in Ohio; 3 Dead

    An air ambulance helicopter crashed in Vinton County, Ohio, on January 29th.

    The incident happened when the Bell 407 helicopter was heading from Grove City to Pomeroy, Ohio, to pick up a patient.

    There were three people aboard at the time, including the pilot, Jennifer L. Topper, 34, of Sunbury, Ohio, and nurses, Rachel L. Cunningham, 33, of Galloway, Ohio, and Bradley J. Haynes, 48, of London, Ohio. All of them were killed in the crash.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Small Plane Ran Out of Fuel, Crashed near Port Alsworth

    A small plane crashed some 20 miles northwest of Port Alsworth, Alaska, on May 26.

    The plane was en-route to Port Alsworth when it ran out of fuel and went down. Alaska State Troopers located it Tuesday night through a personal locator beacon.

    There were 3 people aboard, including the pilot Mark McNeill, 61, and his passengers Rocky McElveen, 64 and Talon Heying, 24. All of them remained uninjured.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.