Venezuelan Army Aviation Mi-17 Hip-H Crash

A Venezuelan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed in the Pavia sector of Barquisimeto, Lara state, on 22 February 2022 and caught fire. NTN24 reported the local mayor as saying two crew members were rescued and others were unaccounted for. Defensa.com reported that two of the four people aboard died and that the Defence Minister announced an investigation; the aircraft was on a supply route to border bases. Aviation Safety Network records the helicopter as an Mi-17V-5 destroyed in the accident. The cause has not been published.