# NTSB GAA19WA223: Cessna A185, Bocona, Venezuela, March 22, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 22, 2019, 15:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Bocona, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 9.527222, -70.093055
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=9.5272&lon=-70.0931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19WA223
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99315/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19WA223

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA A185 airplane that occurred on March 22, 2019. 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: YV1606 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185 (F)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503181
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Juan Carlos
- Departed: SVCA, Edo, Miranda
- Destination: Edo, Zulia
- Airport: SVCA, Edo, Miranda

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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