Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 24 JAN 1990 |
| Type: | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 |
| Operator: | Marina Venezolana |
| Registration: | ARV-0210 |
| C/n / msn: | 268 |
| First flight: | 1982-09-11 (7 years 5 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near La Sabaneta (Venezuela)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
| Puerto Ayacucho Airport (PYH/SVPA), Venezuela |
Crashed into a mountain near the village of La Sabaneta in poor weather conditions. The Navy plane carried thirteen Venezuelan Navy men , eight civilians and three crew members.
Events:
Sources:
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.09
» The Spokesman-Review - Jan 23, 1990
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Puerto Ayacucho Airport as the crow flies is 555 km (347 miles).
Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Puerto Ayacucho Airport as the crow flies is 555 km (347 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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