# NTSB ERA12WA534: Gulfstream G-164B, Calabozo, Venezuela, August 24, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 24, 2012, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Calabozo, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 8.864444, -67.51361 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=8.8644&lon=-67.5136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 84821
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12WA534
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/84821/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84821
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12WA534

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 24, 2012, about 2000 universal coordinated time, a Gulfstream G-164B, Venezuelan registration YV264A, registered to Fumiwan C.A, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during an aerial application. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from a small airfield in Calabozo, Venezuela. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Officina de Inspectoria Aeronautica Parque Central Torre Este, Piso 34 Apartado de Correos 17587 Caracas, Venezuela Fax: 58-212-509-2425 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

## Aircraft

- Registration: YV264A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM G-164B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 633B
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Fumiwan C.A.
- Registered owner: Fumiwan C.A.
- Departed: LEC1, Pista Lecherito
- Destination: LEC1, Pista Lecherito
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; seat: single

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=84821. 25 KB in all.

- Foreign Accident Statement (item 1, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40376409&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Accident%20Statement-Master.PDF

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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