- Date
- March 2, 2009, 16:23 local (16:23 UTC)
- Place
- San Miguel, Venezuela
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- YV-2129Beech BE-100
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73425
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Probable cause
None.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
None.
Factual narrative
On March 1, 2009, at 1623 universal coordinated time (1153 local time), a Beech 100, VY-2129, operated by Command Air C.A., was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near San Miguel, Trujillo, Venezuela. The two pilots and four passengers, all Venezuelan citizens, were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating on a visual flight rules flight plan from Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Charallave, Miranda, to Dr. Antonio Nicolas Briceno Airport (SVVL), Valera, Trujillo. The airplane was operating under Venezuelan flight regulations. Preliminary information indicated that the airplane impacted terrain at 9,300 feet, 22 nautical miles east of the destination airport. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Infraestructura Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Republica de Bolivariana de Venezuela Tel: 58 (212) 2015551 Email: atencionalciudadano@infraestructura.gob.ve http://www.infraestructura.gob.ve/portal/verinfo.php?IdMenu=18&IdDetalleMenu=51 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the government of Venezuela.
Aircraft
- Registration
- YV-2129
- Reported as
- Beech BE-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B-83
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Commad Air C.A.
- Registered owner
- Commad Air C.A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SVCS · Charallave
- Destination
- SVVL · Valera
- Flight plan
- IFR
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day