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| Date: | Sunday 20 July 2008 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 332B1 Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Militar Bolivariana de Venezuela (AMBV) |
| Registration: | 7425/FAB752 |
| MSN: | 2322 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Makila |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Colomi, 250 km E of La Paz -
 Bolivia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cochabamba |
| Cobija |
The helicopter of the AMBV on loan to FAB flying Bolivian President Morales took off with four venezuelan crew members and a bolivian major at 03:30 p.m. LT from the city of Cochabamba where it stopped for refueling.
Maj Rodolfo Rivas
Lt Deyvis Bustillos
WO2 Carlos Jata
Avtn Tech Cesar Bastidas
Maj Raul Paz (FAB)
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/
Air Forces Monthly September 2008
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jul-2008 03:48 | Bleiente | Added |
| 22-Jul-2008 10:18 | harro | Updated |
| 16-Aug-2008 17:16 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Feb-2010 00:33 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2012 05:14 | marko | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Apr-2012 09:44 | TB | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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