A US Army "Huey" helicopter crashed into Lake Ilapongo, El Salvador on
February 25th, 1991.  Can you find any online sources describing this
incident or mentioning any of the servicemembers killed?

I located two articles regarding the 1991 U.S. helicopter crash in El Salvador. 


This first article was published in the New York Times on
Feb 26, 1991. 


Title:
5 Aboard a U.S. Helicopter Die in a Crash in El Salvador 

New York Times 
New York, N.Y.: Feb 26, 1991. pg. A10, 1 pgs 

Here is the article preview (Document Summary) 

?SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 25 (AP) -- A United States Army helicopter crashed
in Lake Ilopango east of San Salvador today, killing the five soldiers
aboard, officials said. The pilot of the UH-1H had reported mechanical
trouble minutes after taking off from the Salvadoran Air Force
headquarters at Ilopango, a United States Embassy spokesman said.?

Document types:   article 
Dateline:   SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 25 
Section:   INTERNATIONAL 
ISSN/ISBN:   03624331 
Text Word Count   106 


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The Washington Post also published an article about the crash.

U.S. Copter Down In El Salvador; [FINAL Edition] 
The Washington Post 
Washington, D.C.: Feb 26, 1991. pg. a.17 

Dateline:   SAN SALVADOR 
Column Name:   AROUND THE WORLD 
Section:   A SECTION 
ISSN/ISBN:   01908286 
Text Word Count   102 

Here is the Abstract (Document Summary):
 
?An embassy spokesman said mechanical failure caused the crash. The
UH1H helicopter fell into Lake Ilopango shortly after taking off from
the main Salvadoran air base.?

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I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 14 Apr 2005 14:02 PDT

From the Chicago Tribune:

Copter with mechanical problem crashes in El Salvador, 5 GIs die;
[FINAL, M Edition]

Chicago Tribune 
Chicago, Ill.: Feb 26, 1991. pg. 2 

Dateline:   SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP)_ 
Section:   NEWS 
ISSN/ISBN:   10856706 
Text Word Count   187 
   

Abstract (Document Summary) 

"Five U.S. soldiers died Monday when their Army helicopter crashed
Monday into Lake Ilopango after experiencing mechanical problems, an
official said.

The crash occurred after the aircraft took off from Salvadoran air
force headquarters at Ilopango, on the eastern edge of San Salvador,
on a "routine inventory survey mission," said U.S. Embassy spokesman
Ray Diaz."
 
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Awesome.  And thanks for the additional article.