ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139536
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 March 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | YV-C-GAC |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salvation, Edo. Bolívar -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This helicopter was carrying two (2) fuel drums in a sling undernearth, when it experience an in flight engine failure. The pilot could not eject the load, and the helicopter was destroyed after impacting with a tree, at low altitude, falling to the ground.
CREW: One only, Capt. Eddy Marin was killed in the impact
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110122042952/http://www.rotorspot.nl:80/yv.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20120311202000/http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/jordan/568/41.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2011 14:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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