31 July 2023: forest was set on fire by fatal AB412 mishap near San Juan de la Costa...

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31 July 2023: forest was set on fire by fatal AB412 mishap near San Juan de la Costa...

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/343048
A Chilean Air Force Bell 412 helicopter crashed and caught fire in the night of 31 July 2023.
The fire was extended into a forest.
All five occupants died.
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Re: 31 July 2023: forest was set on fire by fatal AB412 mishap near San Juan de la Costa...

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Reported as Bell 412 H-54 of the Group 5

NOT 100% confirmed
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Fatal crash Bell 412 FACH July 31st

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Sad day for Chile :(


https://www.fach.mil.cl/noticias/2023/j ... icado.html

The Chilean Air Force informs that, due to causes that are being investigated, a Bell-412 helicopter, belonging to Aviation Group No. 5, suffered an accident at approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 31 in the La Cumbre sector. , commune of San Juan de la Costa, in the Los Lagos Region.

At the time of the events, the aircraft was carrying out a night flight training mission, with a crew made up of 5 members of the Institution, who unfortunately died on the spot:

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Re: 31 July 2023: forest was set on fire by fatal AB412 mishap near San Juan de la Costa...

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