Piper PA-31-310 N6463L

Summary

On 28 April 2008 at about 14:25 local time, a Piper PA-31-310 registered N6463L, operated by Aircraft Guaranty Holdings & Trust LLC Trustee, was involved in an accident near Maiquetia, Venezuela. 8 people were on board and 3 died. 5 people on the ground also died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 2008 at 14:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Maiquetia, Venezuela

Coordinates

10.6031, -66.9906

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-310

Registration

N6463L

Category

Airplane

Operator

Aircraft Guaranty Holdings & Trust LLC Trustee

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Maiquetia → Curacao

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

NYC08WA173

3 people died, including 5 on the ground.

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.

Read the full NTSB 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: [email protected] 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.