Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Estado: | Preliminar |
| Fecha: | 05 MAY 2006 |
| Hora: | ca 15:35 |
| Tipo: | IAI Arava 201 |
| Operador: | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV |
| Registración: | GN-8168 |
| Numéro de série: | 071 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1981 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 29 km (18.1 milles) SW of Caracas (Venezuela)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Puerto Ayacucho Airport (PYH/SVPA), Venezuela |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
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.
Fuentes:
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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 Puerto Ayacucho Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 555 km (347 miles).
Distance from Puerto Ayacucho Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International 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.
