Crash of a Cessna 207 Skywagon in Ocumare del Tuy: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 17, 2006 at 1143 LT
Registration:
YV-1220
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ocumare del Tuy - Puerto Ayacucho
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Ocumare del Tuy Airport, while climbing, the pilot encountered engine problems and elected to make an emergency landing in a city center's avenue. Just prior to landing, the single engine aircraft collided with a telephone line and crashed on an autobus. The pilot, the bus driver and a bus passenger were killed. The pilot departed Ocumare del Tuy Airport on a cargo flight to Puerto Ayacucho.
