# NTSB DCA10WA101: ATR ATR42, Cuidad Guayana, Venezuela, September 13, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 13, 2010
- Place: Cuidad Guayana, Venezuela
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77456/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA101

## Factual narrative

On September 13, 2010, a Venezuelan ATR-42 operated by Conviasa Airlines crashed near Cuidad Guayana, Venezuela. The accident is being investigated by the government of Venezuela and the Safety Board is assisting with flight recorder readouts. All inquiries should be directed to: Direccion de la Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil Av. Francisco Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso 20 Chacao, Caracas 1060 Venezuela Website: www.infraestructura.gob.ve

## Aircraft

- Registration: YV1010 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ATR ATR42 (320)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Conviasa
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: PMV, Isla Margarita
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: PZO, Puerto Ordaz Airport

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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