Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
None.
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On March 1, 2009, at 1623 universal coordinated time (1153 local time), a Beech 100, VY-2129, operated by Command Air C.A., was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain near San Miguel, Trujillo, Venezuela. The two pilots and four passengers, all Venezuelan citizens, were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight was operating on a visual flight rules flight plan from Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Charallave, Miranda, to Dr. Antonio Nicolas Briceno Airport (SVVL), Valera, Trujillo. The airplane was operating under Venezuelan flight regulations.
Preliminary information indicated that the airplane impacted terrain at 9,300 feet, 22 nautical miles east of the destination airport.
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 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# ERA09WA180