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Helicóptero en vuelo sobre un grupo de militares en la zona del accidente en el Cauca al anochecer
Erick Prometeo Media

The 13 soldiers from the Black Hawk crash in Cauca are evacuated: all 19 survived

The Army evacuated the 13 soldiers who remained in the area where a Black Hawk crashed in Cauca and transferred them to Neiva for medical assessment; all 19…

--- The context --- An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Cauca while carrying out a supply and troop transport mission. There were 19 soldiers on board and all of them survived the air accident, an outcome that military headquarters have described as a miracle. --- The facts --- Six of the occupants were evacuated in an emergency because they were the ones with the most serious injuries. The remaining 13 had to stay in the crash area while another rescue operation was coordinated, because they had not been able to leave earlier due to the complexity of the area. The Army confirmed, in a video, that the 13 soldiers who were still in the area have now been evacuated and transferred to Neiva to be assessed by medical personnel. With that extraction, all 19 occupants of the aircraft are out of the area. --- The positions --- According to the institution, the crew's skill prevented the in-flight emergency from ending in tragedy. Military sources also indicated that it is being assessed whether the helicopter was insured, although most likely the policy covered the occupants, but not the machine. --- What remains unknown --- If it is confirmed that the policy does not cover the aircraft, that air capability would be lost, which would further deepen the crisis currently facing the Army's aviation, according to the military sources themselves. --- Unanswered questions --- What caused the Black Hawk's in-flight emergency? What is the health condition of the six soldiers evacuated with the most serious injuries? Will the policy ultimately cover the loss of the aircraft or only its occupants? --- EPM analysis --- The crash happens against a known backdrop: several MI-17 helicopters have progressively been grounded for lack of maintenance, because the Russian company authorized for repairs is on the United States' Clinton List due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the crashed Black Hawk was performing a function usually carried out by the MI-17s. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the human side comes first: 19 soldiers alive, and the 13 who waited in a complex area are now in Neiva under medical assessment. But the report cannot end there: if the policy does not cover the machine, Colombia loses an air capability in the middle of its military aviation crisis, with the MI-17s grounded for lack of maintenance. Saving the crew was a miracle; sustaining the remaining fleet is a management obligation that admits no more waiting.
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