Emergency landing after helicopter damaged in bird strike
Tags: Mexican Federal Police, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Safety
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)
Tags: B206, Bell, Civil, Law Enforcement, Mexican Federal Police, Mexico, Safety
The helicopter was carrying six security officers, two inmates, an official from the country's organized crime investigation unit, and two pilots. Local reports differ on the number of fatalities, some saying 3, others 4, others 7. Weather was apparently a factor
Tags: B412, Bell, Civil, Fatal, Mexican Federal Police, Mexico
