Last updated: 1 March 2021
| Status: | Final |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 2007 |
| Time: | 08:02 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A100 King Air |
| Operator: | Aeroguaparo |
| Registration: | YV1257 |
| C/n / msn: | B-161 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Acarigua Airport (AGV) ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN/SVVA), Venezuela |
| Acarigua Airport (AGV/SVAC), Venezuela |
A Beechcraft A100 King Air, registration YV1257, was damaged when the nose landing gear collapsed as the airplane was parking after arrival at Acarigua Airport (AGV), Venezuela. The four occupants were not injured.
Probable Cause:
Causal factor (translated from Spanish): "Human. The right center safety latch mechanism of the nose landing gear was not installed."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Landing gear collapseDamaged on the ground
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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 Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport to Acarigua Airport as the crow flies is 157 km (98 miles).
Distance from Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport to Acarigua Airport as the crow flies is 157 km (98 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.
