| Date: | Monday 23 July 1979 |
| Time: | 17:57 |
| Type: |  IAI Arava 201 |
| Owner/operator: | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV |
| Registration: | GN7953 |
| MSN: | 051 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Matthew's Ridge Airport (MWJ) -
 Guyana
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB) |
| Santa Elena Airport (SNV/SVSE) |
The aircraft became lost and crashed in a ravine during attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana
Sources:
Organizacion Rescate Humboldt
The Virgin Islands Daily News - Jul 24, 1979
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