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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) |
| Registration: | 1720 |
| MSN: | 30539 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Caracas area -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Helipuerto de Miraflores/Caracas |
| Maiquetía Airport |
Forced landing into trees after loss of power. Capitán Augusto Cesar Pereney Bravo (34) fatally injured.
Sources:
Obituaro del Personal de la Fuerza Aérea desde su fundación
https://favclubven.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/emergencia-sobre-caracas-de-un-helicoptero-bell-212-de-la-casa-militar-de-venezuela/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2025 18:26 | TB | Added |
| 11-Sep-2025 05:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2025 08:18 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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