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| Date: | Tuesday 3 September 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G Stationair II |
| Owner/operator: | Aerocopter C.A |
| Registration: | YV1672 |
| MSN: | U206-04548 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tumeremo, Estado Bolivar -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tumeremo Airport (TMO/SVTM) |
| Comunidad Indígena “Las Catalinas”, Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft went missing after takeoff from Tumeremo.
After four days the sole passenger, an 8-year old boy, was found alive.
Sources:
https://vozdeamerica.org/2019/09/03/alertan-que-una-avioneta-de-aerocopter-desaparecio-tras-salir-de-turmeremo/
Media:
VENEZUELA: Localizada YV1672 CESSNA U206G serial U206-04548, DETRESFA 03SEP19 ruta TUMEREMO (SVTM) – Comunidad Indígena “Las Catalinas”, Bolívar, piloto VICTOR ALFONSO (+), Pax: Carlos José Valdez Williams (08 años) rescatado vivo por mineros de Vuelvan Caras. @AviationSafety pic.twitter.com/SdbgIeokvR
— rescate.com (@notisar1) September 7, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2019 11:36 | ELTOTICO | Added |
| 04-Sep-2019 11:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 04-Sep-2019 11:37 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Sep-2019 16:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 07-Sep-2019 19:23 | harro | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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