Incident Bell 412EP ARBV-0607,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60009
 
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Date:Sunday 23 March 2003
Time:13:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B412 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 412EP
Owner/operator:Armada Bolivariana de Venezuela
Registration: ARBV-0607
MSN: 36300
Year of manufacture:2002
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Las Palmeras, Táchira State -   Venezuela
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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