ASN Aircraft accident IAI Arava 201 GN-8168 Caracas
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Friday 5 May 2006
Time:15:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic ARVA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
IAI Arava 201
Operator:Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV
Registration: GN-8168
MSN: 071
First flight: 1981
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:29 km (18.1 mls) SW of Caracas (   Venezuela)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Puerto Ayacucho Airport (PYH/SVPA), Venezuela
Destination airport:Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela
Narrative:
An IAI Arava of the Venzuelan National Guard departed Puerto Ayacucho at 13:25 on a flight to Caracas. At 15:35 the crew reported that they were descending from 6700 to 5000 feet while almost 30 km from the airport. The wreckage was found in the morning of May 7.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» rescate.com


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Distance from Puerto Ayacucho Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 555 km (347 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

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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