Crashed from low level during take-off and ended up on its starboard side within the police compound. Press statement said it was a mechanical issue. Pilot named as VÃctor Ojeda Esqueda and passengers were Secretary of Public Security Jesús Pinto Ortiz and director of the State Preventive Police, VÃctor Manuel Bosques. All three to hospital. Helicopter presumed destroyed (see photos here and here)
- Date
- May 16, 2012
- Reg
- XA-UKL
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- B206
- MSN
- 726
- Location
- Jerez, in the state of Zacatecas
- Country
- Mexico
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Mexican-Federal-Police
- Link 1
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fzacatecashoy.com%2Fse-desploma-helicoptero-de-la-ssp-en-zacatecas-con-funcionarios-a-bordo%2F
- Link 2
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fzacatecasonline.com.mx%2Fnoticias%2Fpolicia%2F22581-perdida-total-helicoptero-seguridad.html
- Link 3
- http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=es&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnoticias.terra.com.mx%2Fmexico%2Festados%2Fcae-en-zacatecas-helicoptero-de-la-ssp%2C7faee572e3857310VgnVCM3000009acceb0aRCRD.html
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