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
- Date
- May 26, 2012
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- UH-1
- Location
- Nariño,near Tumaco airport
- Country
- Colombia
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Operator
- Colombian-National-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%2Fwww.canalrcnmsn.com%2Fnoticias%2Fhelic%25C3%25B3ptero_de_la_polic%25C3%25ADa_se_estrell%25C3%25B3_en_nari%25C3%25B1o_sin_dejar_heridos
- 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%2Fwww.elespectador.com%2Fnoticias%2Fnacional%2Farticulo-349156-armada-rescata-tripulacion-de-helicoptero-de-policia
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