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Date: | Thursday 9 December 1982 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mil Mi-8TV |
Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Sandinista (FAS) |
Registration: | 265 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 84 / Occupants: 92 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near San Andres de Bocay -
Nicaragua
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and burned in mountainous terrain at Ayapal of Jinotega Departamento. The helicopter was destroyed. 84 killed and 8 injured/survived. The massive loss of life resulted from the large number of children on board makes this the second deadliest helicopter crash in history.
Sources:
1. Military Aviation Disasters, by David Gero, p136
2. Hamburger Abendblatt 11.12.1982, p13
3. La Nación 10 December 1982, p27A/12 December 1982, p1+20A/19 February 1983, p11A
4. The New York Times, 1982 Dec. 12, p5
Revision history:
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19-Feb-2011 17:17 |
TB |
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26-Feb-2011 18:07 |
TB |
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24-Jan-2013 08:49 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
30-Sep-2017 16:49 |
TB |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
30-Sep-2017 17:50 |
TB |
Updated [Source] |
10-Mar-2022 13:24 |
PolandMoment |
Updated [Narrative] |
30-Apr-2023 12:37 |
RDV |
Updated [[Narrative]] |