# NTSB NYC08WA104: Cessna 650, N385EM, Caico Seco, Venezuela, February 18, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: February 18, 2008
- Place: Caico Seco, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 8.989444, -64.8125
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=8.9894&lon=-64.8125&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Junta de Investigacion, Venezuela
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA104
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67539/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA104

## Factual narrative

On February 18, 2008, about 1815 Venezuelan local time, a Cessna 650, N385EM, was destroyed when it impacted the savanna near Caico Seco, Anzoategui, Venezuela. The two pilots and one passenger, all Venezuelan citizens, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Arturo Michelena International Airport (SWA), Valencia, Carabobo, to Manual Carlos Piar International Airport (PZO), Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar. The airplane was operating under Venezuelan flight regulations.

Preliminary information indicated that the airplane was in cruise flight, at flight level 300, when it dove into the ground. There were no distress calls, and there was no inclement weather in the area at the time.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from:

Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación

Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Infraestructura

Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela

Av. Francisco de Miranda

Torre MINFRA, Piso-20

Caracas, Republica de Bolivariana de Venezuela

Tel: 58 (212) 2015551

Email: atencionalciudadano@infraestructura.gob.ve

http://www.infraestructura.gob.ve/portal/verinfo.php?IdMenu=18&IdDetalleMenu=51

This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by or obtained for the government of Venezuela.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N385EM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385EM-2010-04-05), registration cancelled 2010-04-05, S/N 650-0145, built 1987 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 650
- Registry model: [Cessna 650](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-650) (registry code 2076802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: SWA, Valencia
- Destination: PZO, Puerto Ordaz
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

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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