Summary
On February 18, 2008, a Cessna 650 (N385EM) was involved in an accident near Caico Seco, VE. The accident resulted in 3 fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
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.
This accident is documented in NTSB report NYC08WA104. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N385EM.
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Analysis
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.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC08WA104