Venezuelan Military Aviation JL-8 Crash

A Hongdu K-8W Karakorum of Venezuela's Military Aviation, serial AMB1504 of Air Group 15, was lost on 18 June 2022 during a routine mission in the Los Cortijos sector of San Francisco municipality, Zulia state, Defensa.com reported. The aircraft had departed La Chinita airport near Maracaibo in the morning. Defensa.com said Venezuelan media attributed the crash to a bird strike on approach, while no official cause had been published. Aviation Safety Network records that both pilots ejected, and El Diario reported no victims.