.jpg) A Bell UH-1H of the Salvadoran Air Force, similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 September 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed due to poor weather, bad visibility, and pilot error leading to spatial disorientation |
| 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 (all) |
| 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]
- ^ "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.