2023 Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash information
Aviation incident in Guyana
2023 Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash
A Bell 412 similar to the one involved in the incident
Occurrence
Date
6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)
Summary
Crashed, under investigation
Site
48 km (30 mi) east of Arau, Guyana
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Bell 412EP
Operator
Guyana Defence Force
Registration
8R-AYA
Flight origin
Camp Ayanganna, Georgetown, Guyana
Destination
Arau, Guyana
Occupants
7
Passengers
4
Crew
3
Fatalities
5
Survivors
2
On 6 December 2023, a Bell 412EP helicopter operated by the Guyana Defence Force crashed in western Guyana, killing five out of the seven on board.[1] The crash happened about 30 miles east of Arau near the Venezuelan border.[2] The helicopter carried senior GDF military officers, and was reportedly conducting "border operations".[3]
The crash occurred during a political crisis between Guyana and Venezuela regarding the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute.[1] The crash marked the deadliest incident in Guyana's recent military history since the Rupununi uprising in 1969.[4][better source needed]
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^"Search teams spot Guyana army helicopter that went missing". Jamaica Observer. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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^"Guyana military helicopter crash kills 5 officers and leaves 2 survivors". AP News. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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