Crash of a Beechcraft 90 King Air near Chiguará: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1983
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
YV-706P
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
La Carlota - Mérida
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed La Carlota-Francisco de Miranda AFB at 1430LT on a flight to Mérida, carrying two passengers and two crew (one civilian and three military personnel) on behalf of the Servicio de Transporte de la Guardia Nacional. While descending to Mérida, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Chiguará, about 40 km west of Mérida Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Barquisimeto: 23 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1983 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV-67C
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Caracas - Barquisimeto
MSN:
47025
YOM:
1967
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
45
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
23
Circumstances:
On approach to Barquisimeto Airport, the crew encountered foggy conditions with limited visibility. On short final, the airplane descended below the glide until it struck the ground 1,015 meters short of runway threshold. On impact, the undercarriages were torn off and the airplane slid on its belly until it came to rest on the runway threshold, broken in two. A crew member and 22 passengers were killed while 27 other occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Wrong approach configuration on part of the crew who led the aircraft passing below the glide until impact with the ground. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Failure of the crew to initiate a go-around,
- Improper in-flight decisions,
- Inadequate supervision of the flight,
- Lack of visibility due to fog.

Crash of a Piper PA-31T-500 Cheyenne I in El Tocuyo

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV-O-MAC-2
Flight Type:
MSN:
31T-7904040
YOM:
1979
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was engaged in a flight on behalf of the Venezuelan Ministry of Agriculture and Farming. The accident occurred in unknown circumstances and the occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B near the Guiana Shield: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PT-IIK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Atibaia - Piarco
MSN:
31-853
YOM:
1972
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Atibaia, state of São Paulo, on a flight to Trinidad and Tobago with three people on board. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of the Guiana Shield, southeast Venezuela. The wreckage and all three on board were not found.

Crash of a Cessna 207 Skywagon in Venezuela: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1981
Operator:
Registration:
YV-244C
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Maroa – San Carlos de Río Negro
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances while completing a flight from Maroa to San Carlos de Río Negro. Three occupants were killed while a passenger was found walking in the jungle three days after the crash.

Crash of a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II near Charallave: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YV-215CP
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Barquisimeto - Charallave
MSN:
31T-7820071
YOM:
1978
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The aircraft was approaching Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport on a flight from Barquisimeto when it collided with a Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A Marquise registered YV-174CP and operated by Immobiliara Uracoa. En route to Puerto Cabello, the Marquise was carrying five people and just took off from the same airport. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed few km from the airport. All 10 people in both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A Marquise near Charallave: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
YV-174CP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Charallave - Puerto Cabello
MSN:
695
YOM:
1977
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport, while climbing, the Marquise collided with a private Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II registered YV-215CP. Inbound to the same airport, the Piper was completing a flight from Barquisimeto with five people on board. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed few km from the airport. All 10 people in both aircraft were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Venezuela

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1981
Registration:
YV-257CP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
BB-517
YOM:
1979
Country:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Venezuela. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130H Hercules in Caracas: 11 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1980
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3556
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Caracas - Caracas
MSN:
4406
YOM:
1971
Country:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport. After takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane lost height and crashed onto several houses located near the airfield. The aircraft and five houses were destroyed. All six occupants as well as five people on the ground were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during initial climb caused by an engine failure for undetermined reasons.