Crashed on take off from an altitude of approx 10m on a training flight. 4 of 5 occupants killed - at least some from the Bolivian military, being trained in Venezuela. One fatality named as Col. Oscar Martinez Mora. Photo here shows the tail boom having been cut by the main rotors
- Date
- May 18, 2012
- Reg
- EV-0672
- Make
- Mil
- Model
- Mi-8
- Location
- San Felipe
- Country
- Venezuelan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 4
- Operator
- Venezuelan-Army
- Link 1
- http://channel6newsonline.com/2012/05/military-helicopter-crash-in-venezuela-kills-4-injures-1/
- Link 2
- http://www.rctv.net/index.php/2012/05/18/extraoficial-se-estrella-helicoptero-militar-durante-un-entrenamiento-en-san-felipe/
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