2015 Colombia helicopter crash

Helicopter crash in Colombia 2015 Colombia helicopter crash UH-60 Black Hawk at Batajnica Airshow, 2012.jpg 1.1 A UH-60 Black Hawk similar to the helicopter involved in the crash Accident 2015 08 04 y Possible shootdown Cesar Department, Colombia UH-60 Black Hawk 18 16 2 2 On August 4, 2015, 16 policemen died in a helicopter accident in northwestern Colombia. The Colombian Defense Minister, Luis Carlos Villegas Echeverri, stated that the crash was most likely caused by bad weather.Helicopter accident kills 16 police officers in Colombia https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-accident-helicopter-idUSKCN0Q925Q20150805 reuters.com Thomson Reuters 16 August 2015 8 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208202439/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-colombia-accident-helicopter-idUSKCN0Q925Q20150805 livehttp://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-05/sixteen-colombian-police-officers-killed-in-helicopter-crash-while-searching-for-drug-lord/ Sixteen Colombian Police officers killed in helicopter crash while searching for drug lord itv.com 2015-10-07 2018-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20181020224000/http://www.itv.com/news/2015-08-05/sixteen-colombian-police-officers-killed-in-helicopter-crash-while-searching-for-drug-lord/ live The flight was part of an operation against Clan Úsuga, a criminal organization composed of former right-wing paramilitary group members. Two other helicopters flew on the same mission but did not encounter difficulties and did not hear any hostile fire. Aftermath The helicopter crash happened 4 days after a Colombian Air Force CASA/IPTN CN-235 transport airplane crashed in Cesar Department, killing all 11 service members aboard.'Caída de avión en Cesar fue a causa de condiciones meteorológicas' http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/justicia/accidente-de-avion-de-la-fuerza-aerea/16192517 eltiempo.com El Tiempo Casa Editorial 16 August 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075755/http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/justicia/accidente-de-avion-de-la-fuerza-aerea/16192517 live So far in 2015, 35 members of the military or police have been killed in 5 separate accidents involving aircraft. The spate of casualties have led to questions about the efficacy of the military's air operations procedures.Accidente de Black Hawk, el segundo desastre aéreo en 96 horas http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/justicia/accidentes-aereos-en-las-fuerza-armadas-2015/16193658 eltiempo.com El Tiempo Casa Editorial 16 August 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070020/http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/justicia/accidentes-aereos-en-las-fuerza-armadas-2015/16193658 live A debate was organized in the Congress of Colombia to discuss the accidents, and the Defense Minister and Air Force Commander were called upon to testify.Siniestros en aeronaves militares, a debate en el Congreso http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/congreso/debate-sobre-las-aeronaves-militares-en-colombia-/16223169 eltiempo.com El Tiempo Casa Editorial 16 August 2015 29 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529160341/http://www.eltiempo.com/politica/congreso/debate-sobre-las-aeronaves-militares-en-colombia-/16223169 live An investigation found that the helicopter may have been shot down.https://colombiareports.com/helicopter-that-crashed-in-northwest-colombia-was-shot-down-opposition/ Helicopter that crashed in northwest Colombia was shot down: Opposition 6 August 2015 colombiareports.com 5 July 2016 31 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240831235759/https://colombiareports.com/helicopter-that-crashed-in-northwest-colombia-was-shot-down-opposition/ live References 4 N 72 W title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2015 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Category:2015 in Colombia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Colombia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving helicopters Category:August 2015 in South America