Boeing MD-82 HK-4374X

Summary

On 16 August 2005 at about 06:05 local time, a Boeing MD-82 registered HK-4374X, operated by West Caribbean Airways, was involved in an accident near Machiques, Venezuela. 160 people were on board and 160 died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 August 2005 at 06:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Machiques, Venezuela

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing MD-82

Registration

HK-4374X

Operator

West Caribbean Airways

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

DCA05RA093

160 people died.

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.