SUSPENSION OF SAR EFFORTS IN ECUADOR

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CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300006-8
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1
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November 4, 2016
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September 5, 2003
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Approved For ReMs`E*'2U03709V(TJ'' MA-RDP96!0O9'8SR000600300006-8 '7 '5-.0 #114X . /- TC W04 rr PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER OTTCZYUW RUEKJCS0149 0671956 IMMEDIATE 0 081956Z MAR 81 FM JCS WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEADWD/CSA WASHINGTON DC RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON.DC- RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC BT C O N F I D E N T I A L INFO RUESLM/USDAO LIMA PE RUESQI/USDAO QUITO EC RUESUZ/USDAO BRASILIA BR RUESBA/USDAO BUENOS AIRES AR RUEHZP/USDAO PANAMA CITY PN RUESGY/AMCONGEN GUAYAQUIL EC RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC //ISA-DSAA// RUESUZ/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA BR RUESBA/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES AR RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA CITY PN RULPAKA/CDR 193DINFBDE FT CLAYTON PN //AFZU-DPT// RULPAFA/USAFSO HOWARD AFB PN //CC// RULPAFA/24COMPW HOWARD AFB PN //RCC-DO-MA// RUCLAKA/CMDT USAIM FT BRAGG NC //ATSU-SATMO// , SIGHTSFF~~ DC~TJ~INMCC// IMff 14-44 5 WAbH S AND ITS THREE MAN CREW WILL BE SUSPENDED 10170OZ MAR 81 PENDING RECEIPT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE HELICOPTER, U.S. ARMY NO.21711 SUBJECT: SUSPENSION OF SAR EFFORTS IN ECUADOR (U) S G F OIA3JI(C)PIEARCH EFFORTS TO LOCATE THE DOWNED U.S. ARMY UH-1H HELICCOPTER T r-- OT FROM THE 193D INF BDE, AND CREW CHIEF, 7TH SFG FT BRAGG, N.C., WAS LOST 171216Z FEB 81 IN THE VICINITY OF YANGANA, ECUADOR APPROX 25 MILES SSE OF LOJA, ECUADOR 2. (C) THE SEARCH AREA (CENTER COORDINATES 04' DEGREES, 28 MINUTES, SOUTH, 79 DEGREES, 11 MINUTES, WEST) HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN EXHAUSTIVE AND THOROUGH SEARCH EFFORT. ALL POTENTIAL TARGET AREAS REPORTED BY IR AND AERIAL VISUAL SIGHTING OF SUSPECTED AREAS HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY GROUND PARTIES, A SUMMARY OF SORTIES AND FLIGHT HOURS FOLLOWS: A. (C) USAF C-130E 12 SORTIES 66.1 HOURS B. (C) USAF UH-1N 61 SORTIES 69.5 HOURS C. (C) US ARMY UH-1H 31 SORTIES 45.7 HOURS D. (C) EC ALOUETTE 31 SORTIES 42.0 HOURS E. (C) USAF HC-130H 6 SORTIES 42.6 HOURS F. (C) EC TWIN OTTER 13 SORTIES 28.. HOURS G. (C) EC UH-1N 13 SORTIES 21.4 HOURS H. (C) USAF AC-130H 5 SORTIES 22.2 HOURS I. (C) AMEMBASSY C-12 1 SORTIE 1.5 HOURS TOTAL AREA SEARCHED: 3,890 SQUARE MILES. 3. (C) AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN SUPPORT OF THE ATTACHE OBSERVER MISSION AND ECUADORIAN AIRCRAFT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALERT FOR ANY SIGHTINGS OF DOWNED AIRCRAFT. USSOUTHCOM WILL FOLLOW UP ANY ADDI TIONAL LEADS THAT MAY DEVELOP. 4. (U) REQUEST RCC SUSPEND THE SEARCH EFFORTS EFFECTIVE 10170OZ SGFOIA 092359Z MAR 81. ADDITIONALLY REQUEST INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA 3 BE PASSED TO NOK. NOTIFY USCINCSO WHEN ACCOMPLISHED. 7. (C) REQUEST NO PAO COVERAGE UNTIL SUSPENSION OF SAR EFFORT IS IN EFFECT. DECL 31 DEC 81 BT 6. (C) REQUEST CMDT USAIMA NOTIFY NOK OF OF THE SEARCH EFFORT SUSPENSION THROUGH APPROPRIATE SERVICE CHANNELS PRIOR TO SGFOIA3 APPROPRIATE SERVICE CHANNELS PRIOR TO 092359Z MAR 81. ADDITIONALLY, REQUEST INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PARA 3 BE PASSED TO NOK. NOTIFY DA WASH DC ADV 24 ACTION AOC /DAMO ELEMENT/(1) (M) INFO DAC 7 DAMO 12 A A(2) AOC-DAMI WATCH(1) SCB REVIEW(1) SGFOIA3 SGFOIA3 MCN=81o67/o8o97 TOR=81o67/1956Z TAD=81o67/1959Z CDSN=MAD289 Approved For ReleasU 14 EJ/D9Fm VE III /Pk M 0Q788R000600300006-OtiG95~ZOMAR 81