Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 30 AUG 2008 |
| Time: | ca 21:50 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-291 |
| Operator: | Conviasa |
| Registration: | YV102T |
| C/n / msn: | 21545/525 |
| First flight: | 1978-07-06 (30 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (HK3) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Toacaso (Ecuador)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
| Latacunga Airport (SELT), Ecuador |
The Boeing 737 had been stored for a while at Caracas. It was now being ferried to Latacunga, reportedly underway to a new owner. The airplane flew into the side of the Iliniza Volcano (elevation approx. 17000 feet).
Sources:
» NotiSar
» Avión venezolano que desapareció con tres personas fue localizado en Ecuador (AFP, 31-8-2008)
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Map
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 (CCS/SVMI) to Latacunga Airport (SELT) as the crow flies is 1800 km (1125 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.
Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) to Latacunga Airport (SELT) as the crow flies is 1800 km (1125 miles).
