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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 316B Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) |
| Registration: | 2100 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cumanacoa, Edo.Sucre -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | BA Marescal Sucre/Maracay |
Struck power cable while on a mission to observate the crash site of an UH-helicopter on same morning. Three FAV and one civil photographer. Mayor Francisco Reinaldo Mazzone Castiblanco (34).
Sources:
Obituario de Personal de la Fuerza Aérea desde su fundación
FavVen (Facebook) "Escuadón de Héroes"
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2025 20:33 | TB | Added |
| 16-Mar-2025 21:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2025 17:28 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 20:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2025 20:08 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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