| Date: | Friday 5 May 2006 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  IAI Arava 201 |
| Owner/operator: | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV |
| Registration: | GN-8168 |
| MSN: | 071 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 29 km SW of Caracas -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Ayacucho Airport (PYH/SVPA) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
An IAI Arava of the Venzuelan National Guard departed Puerto Ayacucho at 13:25 on a flight to Caracas. At 15:35 the crew reported that they were descending from 6700 to 5000 feet while almost 30 km from the airport. The wreckage was found in the morning of May 7.
Sources:
rescate.com
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