Narrative:
The Cessna departed Ciudad Bolívar at 10:16 for a flight to Uonquén. Around 11:00 the pilot reported en route at 11,500 feet in bad weather. The airplane later collided with the Chimanta-Tepuy at an altitude of about 7000 feet.
» rescate.com
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 May 2004 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Operator: | Gobernación del Estado Bolívar |
| Registration: | YV-O-CBL-7 |
| MSN: | 208B0926 |
| First flight: | 2001 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chimanta Mountains ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB), Venezuela |
| Uonquen Airport (SVUQ), Venezuela |
The Cessna departed Ciudad Bolívar at 10:16 for a flight to Uonquén. Around 11:00 the pilot reported en route at 11,500 feet in bad weather. The airplane later collided with the Chimanta-Tepuy at an altitude of about 7000 feet.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» NTSB» 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 Ciudad Bolívar Airport to Uonquen Airport as the crow flies is 374 km (234 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Ciudad Bolívar Airport to Uonquen Airport as the crow flies is 374 km (234 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the 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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