Beechcraft BE-100 YV-2129

Summary

On 2 March 2009 at about 16:23 local time, a Beechcraft BE-100 registered YV-2129, operated by Commad Air C.A., was involved in an accident near San Miguel, Venezuela. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 2009 at 16:23

Classification

Accident

Location

San Miguel, Venezuela

Coordinates

9.3914, -70.2044

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-100

Registration

YV-2129

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Commad Air C.A.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charallave → Valera

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09WA180

6 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 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: [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 the government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.