# NTSB NYC08WA173: Piper PA-31-310, N6463L, Maiquetia, Venezuela, April 28, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 28, 2008, 14:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place: Maiquetia, Venezuela
- Coordinates: 10.603055, -66.990554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.6031&lon=-66.9906&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 8 fatal; on the ground: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 67916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC08WA173
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67916/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08WA173

## Factual narrative

On April 28, 2008, about 1425 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-31-310, N6463L, was destroyed during impact with residences, shortly after takeoff from Aeropuerto Internacional Del Centro Simon Bolivar (SVMI), Maiquetia, Venezuela. The certificated airline transport pilot, two passengers, and five people on the ground were fatally injured. The flight was destined for Hato Airport (TNCC), Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.

According to preliminary information from the Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviacion (JIAA) of Venezuela, the pilot reported a loss of engine power after takeoff, and attempted to return to the departure airport. During the return, the airplane impacted several buildings in a residential area, and a postcrash fire ensued.

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: [N6463L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6463L-2008-06-13), registration cancelled 2008-06-13, S/N 31-421, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper PA-31-310
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Aircraft Guaranty Holdings & Trust LLC Trustee
- Departed: SVMI, Maiquetia
- Destination: TNCC, Curacao
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

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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