Accident Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II YV-215CP, Thursday 4 June 1981
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Date:Thursday 4 June 1981
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic PAY2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II
Owner/operator:private
Registration: YV-215CP
MSN: 31T-7820071
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuolaga, Miranda -   Venezuela
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Jacinto Lara International Airport, Barquisimeto (BRM/SVBM)
Destination airport:Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuolaga Int'l Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided with MU-2 YV-174CP. Two crew and three passengers.

Sources:

Diario de Burgos 5 June 1981, p19
https://www.aviacioncivil.com.ve/tag/accidentes-en-venezuela/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
21-Apr-2017 16:57 TB Updated [Cn, Source, ]
10-Sep-2017 19:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Aug-2024 13:52 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Aug-2024 14:00 TB Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, ]

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