SUSPENSION OF SAR EFFORTS IN ECUADOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: STARGATE
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP96-00788R000600300006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 4, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 6
• Content Type: IR

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PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER
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IMMEDIATE
0 081956Z MAR 81
FM JCS WASHINGTON DC
INFO RUEADWD/CSA WASHINGTON DC
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RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC
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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//
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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
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