Partenavia P68 YV1303

Summary

On 7 January 2011 at about 20:45 local time, a Partenavia P68 registered YV1303, operated by Said Jose Saldivia Padua, was involved in an accident near Cojedes, Venezuela. 6 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 January 2011 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cojedes, Venezuela

Coordinates

9.8011, -68.4078

Aircraft

Partenavia P68

Registration

YV1303

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Said Jose Saldivia Padua

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nueva Esparta → Miranda

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA11WA113

5 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 January 7, 2011, at 2045 universal coordinated time, a Partenavia P68C, Venezuelan registration YV1303, was destroyed after it impacted terrain during the en route phase of flight, near Cojedes, Venezuela. The pilot and four passengers were fatally injured, and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight was operated under Venezuelan flight regulations and had departed from General Santiago Marino Caribbean International Airport (SVMG), Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. This investigation is under jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Junta Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviación Ministerio del Poder Popular para las Obras Publicas y Vivienda Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (0212) 2015491 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information released by the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.