ERA17WA350

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 58 · Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela · January 28, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
January 28, 2017, 21:18 local (21:18 UTC)
Place
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
YV-1513Beech 58
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96405

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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

The government of Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BEECH 58 airplane that occurred on January 28, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Venezuela's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Venezuela.

Aircraft

Registration
YV-1513
Reported as
Beech 58
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TH1028
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Departed
SVBC · Barcelona
Destination
SVMG · El Yaque