Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 16 AUG 2009 |
| Time: | 18:05 |
| Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander |
| Operator: | ? |
| Registration: | YV212T |
| C/n / msn: | 171 ? |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | off Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) (Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Los Roques Airport (LRV/SVRS), Venezuela |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
Ditched just off shore.
Sources:
» Rescate.com
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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 Los Roques Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 153 km (96 miles).
Distance from Los Roques Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 153 km (96 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.
