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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA31T · San Cristóba, Venezuela · October 22, 2025

Accident · FatalClass 4 · Foreign
Date
October 22, 2025
Place
San Cristóba, Venezuela
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
YV1443Piper PA31T
Defining event
Initial climb: Loss of control in flight
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
General Aviation Accidents
Lead agency
Other
Case key
201910

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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
YV1443
Reported as
Piper PA31T (1)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial