ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137992
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 August 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta-Bell AB 412HP |
| Owner/operator: | Armada Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela |
| Registration: | ARBV-0608 |
| MSN: | 25... |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boca de Uchire -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona |
| Maiquetia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Un helicóptero Bell 412HP de la Armada venezolana, con 10 personas abordo, cayó en Boca de Uchire, estado Anzoátegui, específicamente en el sector de Boquerón, vía oriente, dejando un saldo inicial de una persona muerta, una herida y otras ocho desaparecidas, según informó Rescate Humboldt.
Venezuela's navy has found the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed into the Caribbean Sea this week, and search teams have recovered the bodies of five victims.
Gen. Henry Rangel Silva says on state television that four others who were aboard the Bell 412 helicopter remain missing. One sergeant was rescued after Wednesday's accident.
A Twitter message Friday from Information Minister Andres Izarra says the wreckage was found off the coast of eastern Anzoategui state.
It is unclear what caused the crash.
Venezuelan authorities have pulled the final four bodies from the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed into the Caribbean Sea this week with 10 people on board.
Communication Minister Andres Izarra tweets that the helicopter has been brought to the surface and the four remaining bodies were recovered on Saturday 20 August 2011.
Sources:
http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/08/17/helicoptero-de-la-armada-se-precipita-al-mar-en-boca-de-uchire.shtml
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/aug/19/crashed-venezuelan-copter-found-5-dead-4-missing/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/final-bodies-recovered-from-helicopter-crash-in-venezuela-9-dead/2011/08/20/gIQAihH7SJ_story.html?wprss=rss_world&noredirect=on
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2011 21:58 | marvalod | Added |
| 17-Aug-2011 21:58 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Aug-2011 21:59 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 18-Aug-2011 00:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2011 01:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2011 03:18 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2011 08:26 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2011 06:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration] |
| 07-Feb-2013 11:29 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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