- Date
- May 5, 2013, 13:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Valencia, Venezuela
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- N119FDLearjet 60
- NTSB office
- Eastern Region Aviation
- Lead agency
- Other
- FAA report
- 20130505006609A
- Case key
- 86844
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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.
Factual narrative
On May 5, 2013, about 1345 coordinated universal time (0915 local time), a Learjet Inc. 60, N119FD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain and a building while approaching Arturo Michelena Airport (SVVA), Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. The two crew members were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Miranda, Venezuela, was being conducted under Venezuelan flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Director General para la Prevencion e Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Acuatico y Aereo Avenida Francisco de Miranda Torre MTT, Piso 20 Caracas,Venezuela Tel: 58 212 2745544 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the government of Venezuela.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N119FD
- Reported as
- Learjet 60
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 029
- Engines
- P&W Canada 305 SERIES, 5,200 horsepower, turbo fanP&W Canada 305 SERIES, 5,200 horsepower, turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Lytham Group, Inc.
- Departed
- SVCS · Charallave
- Destination
- SVVA · Valencia
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- SVVA · Arturo Michelena Airport
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Co-pilot
- Age
- 56
- Injuries
- Fatal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2013, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 23 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.