Country
Venezuela

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T near La Paragua

Date & Time: Oct 13, 2003
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Aéreo Transporte La Montaña
Registration:
YV-901C
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Paragua – Urimán
MSN:
1G238-27
YOM:
1991
Location:
La Paragua
Bolívar
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from La Paragua, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. The pilot escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine problems of unknown origin.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2T near Canaima

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1993
Type of aircraft:
PZL-Mielec AN-2
Operator:
Aéreo Transporte La Montaña
Registration:
YV-511C
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Paragua – Canaima
MSN:
1G231-21
YOM:
1988
Location:
Canaima
Bolívar
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Eighteen minutes after takeoff from La Paragua, while on a cargo flight to Canaima, the engine failed. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed 23 km northwest of Canaima. Both pilots escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.
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