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| Date: | Friday 22 March 2019 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | YV1606 |
| MSN: | 18503181 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Turmal peak, Trujillo -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Metropolitano Airport (SVMP) |
| Santa Bárbara del Zulia-Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB/SVSZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane is missing. Search operations are being conducted. The wreckage of the plane was found on Sunday 24 March 2019 on a remote and inaccessible place. The sole pilot on board is deemed to have died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.noticiascol.com/2019/03/22/avioneta-con-ruta-aeropuerto-metropolitano-santa-barbara-del-zulia-se-encuentra-desaparecida/
https://www.laprensalara.com.ve/2019/03/reportan-avioneta-desaparecida/
http://versionfinal.com.ve/sucesos/desaparece-avioneta-que-despego-de-miranda-con-destino-a-santa-barbara/
http://www.rescate.com/YV1606.html
http://www.diarioeltiempo.com.ve/noticias/encuentran-avioneta-desaparecida-en-limite-trujillo-lara
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2019 18:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Mar-2019 19:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Mar-2019 19:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Mar-2019 19:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 23-Mar-2019 19:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 23-Mar-2019 22:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 26-Mar-2019 10:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Mar-2019 14:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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