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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1979 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Fumiagro |
| Registration: | YV-221A |
| MSN: | 5037 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Camatagua, Aragua -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Fuel starvation due to fuel boost pump cavitation.
Sources:
unknown
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Sep-2010 02:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2014 04:14 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Nature, ] |
| 13-Aug-2017 13:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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