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| Date: | Friday 3 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Enstrom 480B |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Militar Bolivariana (AMB) |
| Registration: | YV3549/61647 |
| MSN: | 5208 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | San Vicente, Maracay, Aragua -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Maracay-Mariscal Sucre Airport (SVBS) |
An Enstrom 480B of the Bolivarian Military Aviation, operated by Grupo Aéreo de Entrenamiento Aéreo 19, crashed in the San Vicente sector of Maracay, Aragua state. Preliminary reports confirm that two service members died in the accident. It had taken off from Base Mariscal Sucre Airport (MYC/SVBS). The accident occurred near the San Vicente landfill.
Both occupnts perished and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/dos-militares-muertos-al-estrellarse-helicoptero-de-la-avion-de-venezuela-3496552
https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/dos-militares-muertos-tras-estrellarse-un-helic%C3%B3ptero-en-el-norte-de-venezuela/90111392
https://elpitazo.net/sucesos/aragua-l-fallecen-dos-militares-al-estrellarse-un-helicoptero-en-maracay/
https://x.com/EVTVMiami/status/1974135638971818164
History of this aircraft
Ex N525YE
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2025 16:31 | Alexander | Added |
| 03-Oct-2025 16:55 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 16:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Oct-2025 17:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Oct-2025 10:31 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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