Narrative:
The aircraft became lost and crashed in a ravine during attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana
» The Virgin Islands Daily News - Jul 24, 1979
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 July 1979 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  IAI Arava 201 |
| Operator: | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV |
| Registration: | GN7953 |
| MSN: | 051 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Matthew's Ridge Airport (MWJ) ( Guyana)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB), Venezuela |
| Santa Elena Airport (SNV/SVSE), Venezuela |
The aircraft became lost and crashed in a ravine during attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Organizacion Rescate Humboldt» The Virgin Islands Daily News - Jul 24, 1979
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ciudad Bolívar Airport to Santa Elena Airport as the crow flies is 474 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Ciudad Bolívar Airport to Santa Elena Airport as the crow flies is 474 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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