Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 1 March 2009 |
Time: | 11:53 |
Type: | Beechcraft 100 King Air |
Operator: | Command Air |
Registration: | YV2129 |
MSN: | B-83 |
First flight: | 1971 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | near San Miguel, Trujillo ( Venezuela)
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Crash site elevation: | 2941 m (9649 feet) amsl |
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Venezuela |
Destination airport: | Valera-Carvajal Airport (VLV/SVVL), Venezuela |
Narrative:A Beechcraft 100 King Air, YV2129, operated by Command Air C.A., was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near San Miguel, Trujillo, Venezuela. The two pilots and four passengers, all Venezuelan citizens, were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating on a visual flight rules flight plan from Charallave to Valera.
The airplane impacted terrain at around 9.650 feet during initial descent into Valera airport and was completely destroyed.
Sources:
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Latin American Herald Tribune» Rescate.com
» NTSB
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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 Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport to Valera-Carvajal Airport as the crow flies is 424 km (265 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.