ASN Aircraft accident Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II N204RC Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport
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Date:Monday 17 June 1991
Time:22:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic GLF2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
Operator:Castor Trading
Registration: N204RC
MSN: 34
First flight: 1968
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:9,3 km (5.8 mls) W of Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (   Venezuela)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela
Destination airport:Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Venezuela
Narrative:
The Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II jet was destroyed when it impacted the side of a hill at an elevation of 2500 feet near Caracas, Venezuela. The aircraft operated on a repositioning flight from Caracas' international airport to the general aviation airport to the south of the city.
It is reported that the glideslope for runway 10 was unserviceable and that the captain then decided to carry out an unapproved localizer/DME approach. The captain is then said to have improvised letdown altitude instructions for the co-pilot who was pilot flying.

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Sources:
» NTSB
» World Aircraft Accident Summary - CAP 479 / Airclaims


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Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport as the crow flies is 40 km (25 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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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