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Portuguesa

Crash of a Cessna 402B near Chaparral: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 2024
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 402
Operator:
Registration:
N5040Q
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
402B-0347
YOM:
1973
Location:
Chaparral
Portuguesa
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Apparently engaged in an illegal mission, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a plantation located in the region of Chaparral, State of Portuguesa, Venezuela. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and both occupants were killed. The registration may be false.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Las Majaguas

Date & Time: Apr 5, 2001 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Servicio Autónomo de Transporte Aéreo - SATA
Registration:
YV-O-SATA-6
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
La Carlota – Barinas
MSN:
BB-5
YOM:
1974
Location:
Las Majaguas
Portuguesa
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While in cruising altitude on a flight from La Carlota to Barinas, the crew declared an emergency following a loss of power on both engines. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a prairie when the aircraft crash landed and came to rest, broken in two. All eight occupants were rescued, among them a pilot was injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of power on both engines for unknown reasons.
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