Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | mercredi 26 août 2009 |
Heure: | 08:14 |
Type/Sous-type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
Compagnie: | LÃnea TurÃstica Aereotuy - LTA |
Immatriculation: | YV1183 |
Numéro de série: | 208B0690 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1998 |
Heures de vol: | 16077 |
Cycles: | 16406 |
Moteurs: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
Equipage: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 2 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 11 |
Total: | victimes: 0 / Ã bord: 13 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Substantiels |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | 7,4 km (4.6 milles) N de La Tortuga ( Vénézuela)
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Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Transport de Passagers Nat. |
Aéroport de départ: | Los Roques Airport (LRV/SVRS), Vénézuela |
Aéroport de destination: | Porlamar Airport (PMV/SVMG), Vénézuela |
Numéro de vol: | 202 |
Détails:A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by LÃnea TurÃstica Aereotuy - LTA, was damaged when the pilot was forced to ditch the single engine airplane at sea. Flight TUY 202 had left Los Roques Airport (LRV) on the Islas Los Roques on an overwater flight to Porlamar Airport (PMV) on the Isla de Margarita.
The flight took off at 07:34 hours local time and climbed to the cruising altitude of 11.500 feet. At 08:04 the aircraft experienced an explosion in the engine, followed by vibration of the engine. The pilot shut down the engine and radioed an emergency. While the airplane descended, the pilot used Flaps 30 in order to carry out a ditching at the lowest possible speed.
All occupants were rescued by fishermen and a sports boat.
Probable Cause:
CAUSAL FACTOR (translated from Spanish):
Material: According to the findings in the laboratory tests, it was determined that the crash was caused by failures in one or more of the engine compressor turbine blades. However, the mechanism of initial fracture of said blade (s) could not be confirmed.
Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: | JIAAC Venezuela |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Accident number: | 041/2009 | Download report: | Final report
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Los Roques Airport et Porlamar Airport est de 314 km (196 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.