Precautionary landing due to engine problem en route Bucaramanga to Yopal
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Crashed from low level hover due to high winds
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Army, Mi-17, Mil, Military, Safety
Four injured in emergency landing in a garden. Pilot Eduardo Augusto Ospina was flying three military personnel - mobile brigade commander 29, Colonel Carlos Salamanca; Corporal Hector Fabio Sogamoso, and professional soldier Jaider Cardenas Posso.
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Colombia, Heliservicio, Safety
Colombian Navy 412 crashed on an EMS mission, killing Ocoró John Jairo Torres, who had over 15 years military experience. Four others to hospital - Pilot Miguel Córdoba, Copilot Juan Pablo Zuloaga; and rescuers Luis Miguel Ibáñez and Ronal Jiménez.
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Navy, EMS, Fatal, Military, Safety
Emergency landing into trees. Three injuries reported
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Approx date. Autorotation landing to uneven ground in open field. Helicopter ended up tail low on its skids, and witness reported blade damage. 3 POB not injured
Tags: BK117, Colombia, Colombian Navy, Eurocopter, Military, Safety
Failed to gain height, and control very erratic on take-off from sports field. Put down safely, but not before damaging buildings with its downwash. Government minister on board
Tags: Bell, Colombia, Colombian National Police, Military, Safety, UH-1
Pilot experienced some difficulties and elected to put the helicopter down in a mangrove swamp on approach to Tumaco airport. All four (one report says five) occupants safely recovered
Tags: Bell, Colombia, Colombian National Police, Law Enforcement, Military, Safety, UH-1
The helicopter was on a transport mission from Barranquilla to Caucasia when the accident occurred, killing all 13 on board - 7 from the Colombian Air Force and 6 from the Colombian National Police. Pilot was named as Major Abel Jorge Garcia Cardona, while Lieutenant Hector Vega Alejandro Cuevas was serving as copilot.
Tags: B212, Bell, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Fatal, Military, Safety
En route from Cartagena to an air force base in Puerto Salgar, helicopter landed heavily on edge of a flat roof with significant vertical speed, causing heavy impact damage. Impact reportedly included a small fire which was easily put out. 4POB injured.
Tags: B412, Bell, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, Safety
Extensively damaged in accident after the helicopter refueled, said Army aviation division commander Gen. Javier Rey, adding that the aircraft had problems "with a crosswind" that forced it to the ground. All nine occupants survived
Tags: Colombia, Colombian Army, Military, Safety, Sikorsky, UH-60
Crashed shortly after take-off. One report suggests tail rotor struck a tree, but nephew of pilot says it lost the tail at 400ft. Fatalities named as Ricardo Cabrera (pilot/trainer) and Juan Pablo Gaviria (owner/student)
Tags: Civil, Colombia, Fatal, R66, Robinson
Struck high voltage powerline. 8 fatalities named as pilot Néstor Manuel Niño Acosta, Copilot Fabián Fuentes Meneses, technician Leandro Sánchez Sánchez and passengers Gutiérrez Mendoza Eimer, John Contreras Lobo, John Joya Delgado, Germán Medina Delgado and Wilson Correa Castillo
Tags: Bell, Colombia, Colombian National Police, Fatal, Military, UH-1
Tuna spotting helicopter crashed into the sea. Condition of pilot (named Rodriguez) unknown
Tags: Civil, Colombia, R44, Robinson
5 passengers and 2 crew members who were injured and were airlifted by helicopters of the Armed Forces to hospitals in Bucaramanga and Barrancabermeja
Tags: AeroCharter Andina, B206, Bell, Civil, Colombia
Air-to-air with FAC-4501, killing 5 in this helicopter. Air force Capt. Juan Jose Orjuela, Mexican Lt. Dante Herrera Alarcon, Lt. Manuel Alberto Cuspoca, technician John Mario Diaz Llanos and technician Felipe Pava Rodriguez were killed in the accident.
Tags: Bell, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Fatal, Military, UH-1
Air-to-air accident with FAC-4506. No fatalities in this helicopter. Crew listed as Captain Jorge Eduardo Estrada Olivares (Army Pilot), Lt Ivan Camilo Gonzalez Rada (Student Army),
Lt Hugo Estrada Lopez (Mexican Student) and First Technical Luis Carlos Castro (Crew FAC)
Tags: Bell, Colombia, Colombian Air Force, Military, UH-1
Brig. Gen. Alfredo Bocanegra Navia, the 48-year-old commander of the army’s 5th Brigade, and his aides (Lt. John Alexander Salcedo, Pvt. German Alfonso Ortiz) were traveling from brigade headquarters in Bucaramanga, Santander’s capital, to the town of Aguachica in neighboring Cesar province. Civilian pilot Jaime Landinez was also killed
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Colombia, Fatal, Heliservice Ltda
Weather was reported as poor. The helicopter was piloted by Captains Israel Vega Castillo and Ernesto Carranza DomÃnguez, and flight technical Concepción Valdés Carrillo. Registration wrongly reported in press as XU-ANI which is not a Mexican registration (we expect XA- prefix)
Tags: ASESA, B412, Bell, Civil, Colombia, Fatal
Air-to-Air accident with military UH-1
Tags: B222, Bell, Civil, Colombia, Fatal, Vertical de Aviacion
