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| Date: | Sunday 23 March 2003 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 412EP |
| Owner/operator: | Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela |
| Registration: | ARBV-0607 |
| MSN: | 36300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Las Palmeras, Táchira State -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit tree tops while descending in deteriorating weather in a attempt to maintain visual contact with the ground during an anti-drug surveillance flight in a mountainous area. Two pilots and two passengers seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.rescate.com/arbv0607.html
AFM AUG 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2009 10:14 | JorgeRodrigues | Added |
| 15-Sep-2010 16:06 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2021 10:03 | TB | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Apr-2021 12:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 17:59 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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