Cessna 402A YV784
3 March 1997 · Caracas, Venezuela · Fatal
Summary
On 3 March 1997 at about 02:14 local time, a Cessna 402A registered YV784, operated by Chapi Air Travel, was involved in an accident near Caracas, Venezuela. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402A
- Registration
- YV784
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Chapi Air Travel
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Gran Roques
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- MIA97WA092
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 402 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1997 | Cessna 402B | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1997 | Cessna 402B | Tampa, Florida, United States | Donald A. Clark | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1997 | Cessna 402C | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Hyannis Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1997 | Cessna 402C | Gt. Harbour Cay, Bahamas | Falcon Air Charters | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1997 | Cessna 402C | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Ocean Wings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1997 | Cessna 402C | St. Thomas | Air Sunshine, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1998 | Cessna T207A | Toqui, Venezuela | Mision Nuevas Tribus | Fatal | 5 |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna 402B | Punto Fijo, Venezuela | Avia Air | Fatal | 8 |
| 12 Oct 1999 | Cessna 207 | Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | Aguaysa | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Nov 1999 | Beechcraft C90B | Charallave, Venezuela | Euroflight Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1999 | Cessna U206F | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela | Serami Aerotaxi | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Sep 2000 | Cessna 185 | Vargas, Venezuela | Elias B. Laser | Fatal | 1 |