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| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-4A |
| Owner/operator: | Policía Judicial (CTPJ) |
| Registration: | YV-O-PTJ-10 |
| MSN: | 7717 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aeropuerto de Maiquetía, Edo.D.F. -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter's hover was affected due to strong winds, and the machine started a turn without control over its own axis to the left, was at low altitude, and impacted into the ground. Capitán Jesús Paez Bolívar and mechanic Orangel González unhurt.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120311202000/http://www.fortunecity.com/olympia/jordan/568/41.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2011 16:46 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Dec-2016 15:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2025 13:21 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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