ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249111
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| Date: | Thursday 25 March 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU) |
| Registration: | 030 |
| MSN: | 31157 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rocha, Comero -
 Uruguay
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 212 of the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya transporting COVID vaccines reportedly encountered a technical malfunction. The crew made an emergency landing and both the helicopter and the vaccines were destroyed by a post crash fire.
The three crew members were injured.
Sources:
https://www.subrayado.com.uy/helicoptero-que-trasladaba-vacunas-pfizer-se-accidento-rocha-perdidas-totales-n732054
https://www.quintoelemento.uy/2021/03/helicoptero-que-trasladaba-vacunas-de-pfizer-se-accidento-en-rocha-ruta-9-km184-perdidas-totales/
https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/sociedad/accidente-avion-fuerza-aerea-trasladaba-vacunas-pfizer-sufrio-perdidas-totales.html
http://www.ratonesdehangar.org/foro/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2971&p=230066#p230066
https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/03/25/se-accidento-un-helicoptero-de-la-fuerza-aerea-uruguaya-que-trasladaba-vacunas-de-pfizer-contra-el-covid-19
Media:
Fuerza Aérea dijo que accidente de helicóptero se debió a una "falla mecánica" que es investigada https://t.co/eFHmYCDjTq a través de @elpaisuy
— Oscar Vilas (@OscarVilas) March 25, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2021 08:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Mar-2021 11:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Mar-2021 11:55 | Airman67 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Mar-2021 15:32 | poxipol | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Source] |
| 25-Mar-2021 15:33 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 25-Mar-2021 15:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2021 18:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Embed code, Narrative] |
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