Accident Mil Mi-17V-5 (Mi-8MTV-5) EBV-0672,
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Date:Friday 18 May 2012
Time:11:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-17V-5 (Mi-8MTV-5)
Owner/operator:Ejército Bolivariana de Venezuela
Registration: EBV-0672
MSN: 862M04
Year of manufacture:2006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:San Felipe Airport (SVSP) -   Venezuela
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:San Felipe/Sub Teniente Nestor Arias Airport (SVSP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Venezuelan Army Mil Mi-17V-5 helicopter belonging to Comando de la Aviación del Ejército, Batallón de Helicópteros, has crashed during a training flight. The helicopter lost power just after lift off at about 33 feet high and came down in the security area of San Felipe/Sub Tenient Nestor Arias Airport.

Sources:

http://www.reporteconfidencial.info/noticia/3171033/4-muertos-al-estrellarse-helicoptero-militar-en-san-felipe-yaracuy/
http://www.enterategente.com/de-geweldig-en-interessant-boekenkast-laag-model-voor-echt-aanmoedigen/
http://www.rctv.net/index.php/2012/05/18/extraoficial-se-estrella-helicoptero-militar-durante-un-entrenamiento-en-san-felipe/
http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional-y-politica/120518/four-military-officers-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-venezuela
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.6topoder.com/2012/05/18/extraoficial-se-estrello-helicoptero-militar-en-san-felipe/]
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/8/5/4/1401458.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-May-2012 15:58 gerard57 Added
19-May-2012 04:09 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Jun-2012 02:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Aug-2017 19:41 TB Updated [Operator, Source]

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