GAA22WA206

NTSB accident investigation · Learjet 55 · Caracas, Venezuela · June 22, 2022

Accident · FatalClass 3 · Foreign
Date
June 22, 2022, 23:52 local (23:52 UTC)
Place
Caracas, Venezuela · Miranda State. Mountainous terrain 4.41 nm and 154 degrees from the destination airport
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
YV3304Learjet 55
Defining event
Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Honeywell, Bombardier Aviation
Case key
105315

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

Aircraft

Registration
YV3304
Reported as
Learjet 55 (C)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
145
Built
1990
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Transport
Departed
SVPC · Puerto Cabello
Destination
SVCS · Caracas
Equipment
Stall warning system, Auto-pilot, Data recorder

Weather

Temperature
32 °F, dew point 32 °F
Observed at
SVCS, 4 nm away
METAR
SVCS 230003Z AUTO NIL