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| image = Bell UH-1 Iroquois A74166120240329.jpg |
| image = Bell UH-1 Iroquois A74166120240329.jpg |
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| caption = A Bell UH-1H similar to the crashed |
| caption = A Bell UH-1H similar to the crashed aircraft |
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| occurrence_type = Accident |
| occurrence_type = Accident |
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| date = {{start date|2024|9|8|df=y}} |
| date = {{start date|2024|9|8|df=y}} |
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| summary = Crashed in poor weather, under investigation |
| summary = Crashed in poor weather, under investigation |
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| site = [[Pasaquina]], El Salvador |
| site = [[Pasaquina]], [[La Unión Department]], El Salvador |
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| aircraft_type = [[Bell UH-1H]] |
| aircraft_type = [[Bell UH-1H]] |
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| operator = [[Salvadoran Air Force]] |
| operator = [[Salvadoran Air Force]] |
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On 8 September 2024, a [[Bell UH-1H]] helicopter operated by the [[Salvadoran Air Force]] that was flying from [[Choluteca, Choluteca|Choluteca]] to [[San Salvador]] crashed in the [[Pasaquina]] municipality |
On 8 September 2024, a [[Bell UH-1H]] helicopter operated by the [[Salvadoran Air Force]] that was flying from [[Choluteca, Choluteca|Choluteca]] in Honduras to [[San Salvador]] crashed in the [[Pasaquina]] municipality of [[La Unión Department]], El Salvador. The crash killed all nine people on board, including [[Mauricio Arriaza Chicas]], the head of the [[National Civil Police (El Salvador)|Salvadoran National Civil Police]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 September 2024 |title=Claves del accidente aéreo en el que falleció el director de la Policía de El Salvador |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2024/09/09/claves-del-accidente-aereo-en-el-que-fallecio-el-director-de-la-policia-de-el-salvador/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}</ref> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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=== Passengers and crew === |
=== Passengers and crew === |
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{{Main article|Mauricio Arriaza Chicas}} |
{{Main article|Mauricio Arriaza Chicas}} |
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The aircraft was transporting the police chief [[Mauricio Arriaza Chicas]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Estas son las nueve víctimas del accidente aéreo en Pasaquina, La Unión |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/fallecido-accidentes-aereos-victimas-de-pasaquina-la-union-norte-pnc-fuerza-armada/1167308/2024/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Noticias de El Salvador |language=es}}</ref> alongside him was [[Manuel Coto]], a former bank manager accused of embezzlement, who had been detained and extradited on that same day in the [[Honduras–Nicaragua |
The aircraft was transporting the police chief [[Mauricio Arriaza Chicas]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Estas son las nueve víctimas del accidente aéreo en Pasaquina, La Unión |url=https://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/nacional/fallecido-accidentes-aereos-victimas-de-pasaquina-la-union-norte-pnc-fuerza-armada/1167308/2024/ |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=Noticias de El Salvador |language=es}}</ref> alongside him was [[Manuel Coto]], a former bank manager accused of embezzlement, who had been detained and extradited on that same day in the [[Honduras–Nicaragua border]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flores |first=Javier |title=Honduras lo entregó a El Salvador y minutos después murió en accidente aéreo |url=https://www.laprensa.hn/sucesos/manuel-coto-exgerente-cosovi-capturado-honduras-entrega-el-salvador-muerte-accidente-helicoptero-DB21317488 |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=www.laprensa.hn |language=es-HN}}</ref> There were also four police officers, including deputy police commanders Douglas Omar García Funes and Rómulo Pompilio Romero Torres, and three air force personnel on board, as well as the head of communication for the Security Cabinet.<ref name=":2" /> |
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[[Manuel Coto]], was captured that same day, he was driving from Honduras to the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican-American border]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 10, 2024 |title=El Salvador police chief dies in helicopter crash |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/el-salvador-police-chief-dies-in-helicopter-crash/news-story/7b12f011d0aa5bc1986f3ea4a34fda08?nk=aaa7518bffff565ad313166c376c137a-1726057694 |work=[[THE AUSTRALIA]]}}</ref> |
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== Accident == |
== Accident == |
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The aircraft departed around 20:00 local time, from [[ |
The aircraft departed around 20:00 local time, from [[Choluteca, Honduras]].<ref name=":0" /> Witnesses reported that the aircraft started to fly in an unstable condition until it finally crashed in the [[Pasaquina]] municipality minutes after takeoff, killing everyone on board.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title="Ese muchacho luchó para no caer": Testigo habla sobre piloto del accidente en El Salvador |url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/mundo/testigo-habla-sobre-piloto-accidente-la-union-el-salvador-AC21324589 |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=www.elheraldo.hn |language=es-HN}}</ref> |
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== Aftermath == |
== Aftermath == |
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Immediately, the witnesses of the crash praised the pilot, for trying to save the aircraft.<ref name=":1" /> The only part of the aircraft that was left intact was the [[ |
Immediately, the witnesses of the crash praised the pilot, for trying to save the aircraft.<ref name=":1" /> The only part of the aircraft that was left intact was the [[empennage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video: Así encontraron el helicóptero que trasladaba a Mauricio Arriaza y tripulantes |url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/mundo/video-accidente-helicoptero-trasladaba-mauricio-arriaza-tripulantes-la-union-el-salvador-OB21319117 |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=www.elheraldo.hn |language=es-HN}}</ref> Hours later the Salvadoran president, [[Nayib Bukele]], declared three days of [[National mourning|mourning]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2024 |title=Bukele declara tres días de duelo por las víctimas del accidente aéreo en El Salvador |url=https://www.latribuna.hn/2024/09/09/bukele-declara-tres-dias-de-duelo-por-las-victimas-del-accidente-aereo-en-el-salvador/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=La Tribuna |language=es}}</ref> He also expressed doubts about the incident being accidental and called for international assistance in investigating the disaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/world/americas/el-salvador-helicopter-crash-police.html|title=El Salvador's Police Chief Dies in Helicopter Crash|language=en|date=9 September 2024|access-date=9 September 2024|work=[[The New York Times]]|first1=Mike|last1=Ives}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9w81plz3lo|title=El Salvador Police Chief Dies in 'Suspicious' Copter Crash|language=en|date=9 September 2024|access-date=8 September 2024|work=[[BBC News]]|first1=Vanessa|last1=Buschschlüter}}</ref> An official funeral for the victims was held at the former [[Casa Presidencial (El Salvador)|presidential residence]] in San Salvador on 11 September.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2024 |title=Emotivo sepelio del director general de la policía salvadoreña que falleció en accidente aéreo |url=https://apnews.com/world-news/general-news-737eec4ebea8644dab8b8d21d84cacbe |access-date=17 September 2024 |work=Associated Press |language=es}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Mauricio Arriaza Chicas]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 26 November 2024
 A Bell UH-1H similar to the crashed aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 8 September 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed in poor weather, under investigation |
| Site | Pasaquina, La Unión Department, El Salvador |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bell UH-1H |
| Operator | Salvadoran Air Force |
| Flight origin | Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras |
| Destination | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 2 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 8 September 2024, a Bell UH-1H helicopter operated by the Salvadoran Air Force that was flying from Choluteca in Honduras to San Salvador crashed in the Pasaquina municipality of La Unión Department, El Salvador. The crash killed all nine people on board, including Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, the head of the Salvadoran National Civil Police.[1]
Background
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]The Aircraft was an Bell UH-1 Iroquois, operated by the Salvadoran Air Force, that was flying from Choluteca to San Salvador.[2]
Passengers and crew
[edit]The aircraft was transporting the police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas,[3] alongside him was Manuel Coto, a former bank manager accused of embezzlement, who had been detained and extradited on that same day in the Honduras–Nicaragua border.[4] There were also four police officers, including deputy police commanders Douglas Omar García Funes and Rómulo Pompilio Romero Torres, and three air force personnel on board, as well as the head of communication for the Security Cabinet.[3]
Accident
[edit]The aircraft departed around 20:00 local time, from Choluteca, Honduras.[2] Witnesses reported that the aircraft started to fly in an unstable condition until it finally crashed in the Pasaquina municipality minutes after takeoff, killing everyone on board.[5]
Aftermath
[edit]Immediately, the witnesses of the crash praised the pilot, for trying to save the aircraft.[5] The only part of the aircraft that was left intact was the empennage.[6] Hours later the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, declared three days of mourning.[7] He also expressed doubts about the incident being accidental and called for international assistance in investigating the disaster.[8][9] An official funeral for the victims was held at the former presidential residence in San Salvador on 11 September.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Claves del accidente aéreo en el que falleció el director de la Policía de El Salvador". infobae (in European Spanish). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Avelar, Bryan (9 September 2024). "Muere el director de la Policía de El Salvador en un accidente aéreo". El País América (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Estas son las nueve víctimas del accidente aéreo en Pasaquina, La Unión". Noticias de El Salvador (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Flores, Javier. "Honduras lo entregó a El Salvador y minutos después murió en accidente aéreo". www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b ""Ese muchacho luchó para no caer": Testigo habla sobre piloto del accidente en El Salvador". www.elheraldo.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Video: Así encontraron el helicóptero que trasladaba a Mauricio Arriaza y tripulantes". www.elheraldo.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Bukele declara tres días de duelo por las víctimas del accidente aéreo en El Salvador". La Tribuna (in Spanish). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Ives, Mike (9 September 2024). "El Salvador's Police Chief Dies in Helicopter Crash". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Buschschlüter, Vanessa (9 September 2024). "El Salvador Police Chief Dies in 'Suspicious' Copter Crash". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Emotivo sepelio del director general de la policía salvadoreña que falleció en accidente aéreo". Associated Press (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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