ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192514
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Date: | Friday 30 December 2016 |
Time: | |
Type: | Mil Mi-17V5 |
Owner/operator: | Ejército Bolivariana de Venezuela |
Registration: | EBV-0796 |
MSN: | 862M10 |
Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | La Esmeralda, Cerro Duida mountain, Amazonas province -
Venezuela
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | SVPA |
Destination airport: | SVLE |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Initially missing found with survivors (number tbc) found after several days. Thirteen people, including civilians, were on board.
Contrary to earlier publications, on Sunday 8 January 2017 the helicopter still had not been found.
On Tuesday 7 February 2017 still no trace of the helicopter had been found. All occupants are deemed to have died in the crash.
On 19 April 2017 debris of the helicopter was found 124 km NW of La Esmeralda on 03º 55' 35'' N - 66º 22' 06" W.There is no hope for any survivors of the crash.
On May 6 2017 8 bodies were retrieved and transported to Pto Ayacucho.
Sources:
http://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1316364 http://globovision.com/article/estas-son-las-personas-a-bordo-del-helicoptero-mi17v5-desaparecido-en-amazonas http://eltiempo.com.ve/sucesos/suceso/helicoptero-se-encuentra-desaparecido-con-13-personas-a-bordo-en-amazonas/234487 https://noticias.terra.es/mundo/latinoamerica/busqueda-de-helicoptero-venezolano-desaparecido-con-13-personas-cumple-un-mes,9ca4d2f64b58c82f2b24f224312df91b5ekdmolp.html https://www.univision.com/noticias/sucesos/buscan-un-helicoptero-militar-venezolano-que-desaparecio-hace-4-dias-en-una-zona-selvatica http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38526770 http://epmundo.com/no-aparece-esto-dijo-padrino-lopez-sobre-helicoptero-desaparecido/ http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2017/05/03/520395/Venezuela-military-helicopter-crash-passengers-army Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jan-2017 08:55 |
gerard57 |
Added |
03-Jan-2017 15:33 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
03-Jan-2017 15:36 |
harro |
Updated [Source, Damage] |
03-Jan-2017 15:38 |
harro |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
06-Jan-2017 03:45 |
JINX |
Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jan-2017 08:36 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Location, Narrative] |
08-Jan-2017 14:47 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
30-Jan-2017 16:55 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
07-Feb-2017 12:32 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
03-May-2017 07:30 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
10-May-2017 05:43 |
jfarminio |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
19-Aug-2017 19:44 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
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