Beechcraft A36 N354RA

Summary

On 11 July 2009 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N354RA was involved in an accident near Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela, Venezuela. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 July 2009 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela, Venezuela

Coordinates

5.4167, -60.9833

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N354RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Isla de Grenada → Boa Vista

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA09WA408

2 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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 16, 2009, about 1640 Atlantic standard time, the wreckage of a Beechcraft A36 A, N354RA, was located on the “Ilu – Tepuy” mountain, within the sector of Masizo del Roraima, Bolivar, Venezuela. The pilot had filed a flight plan from the Maurice Bishop International Airport, Grenada to the Boa Vista International Airport, Brazil. The last radio contact was with the Venezuelan Control Center, which they reported their position as 63 nautical miles north of Santa Elina de Uairen, Venezuela, on July 11, 2009, at 1813. Authorities from both Brazil and Venezuela were involved in the search and rescue operation once the airplane was reported overdue. The airplane impacted into the side of the mountain at an estimated 8,200 feet above ground level. The pilot and passenger were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviatión Ministerio de Infraestructura Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, piso-20 Caracas, Republica de Bolivariana de Venezuela This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.