Aircraft Photo of GN7953 | Israel Aircraft Industries IAI-201 Arava | Venezuela - Guardia Nacional | AirHistory.net #760590
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:GN7953
Aircraft Original Type:Israel Aircraft Industries IAI-101 Arava
Aircraft Generic Type:Israel Aircraft Industries IAI-101/102/201/202 Arava
Aircraft Version:Israel Aircraft Industries IAI-201 Arava
C/n (msn):0051
Operator Titles:Venezuela - Guardia Nacional
Location
City / Airport:Glasgow - PrestwickMap
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGPK   IATA: PIK   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:March 1979
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 760590
Photo Comment

Parked at Prestwick's Main Terminal in transit on its delivery flight from Israel to Venezuela to join the Guardia Nacional Bolivariana. Built in 1978, formerly 4X-IBX. Written off in a sadly fatal accident on 27 March 1979 when the aircraft became lost on an internal flight and crashed in a ravine during an attempted forced landing at Mathews Ridge Airstrip in Guyana, with 6 of the 9 occupants surviving.

This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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