Cessna 340 YV2402

Summary

On 22 February 2011 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 340 registered YV2402, operated by Premezolados Agreconsa C.A, was involved in an accident near Tachira, Venezuela. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 February 2011 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tachira, Venezuela

Coordinates

8.0058, -72.3381

Aircraft

Cessna 340

Registration

YV2402

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Premezolados Agreconsa C.A

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valera → San Cristobal

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11WA211

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 February 22, 2011, about 1915 UTC, a Cessna 340A, Venezulian registration YV2402, operated by Premezolados Agreconsa C.A., collided with mountainous terrain near Tachira, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the destination airport about 15 minutes before the accident, and flight plan information is unknown for the flight from Dr. Antonio Nicholas Briceno Airport (SVVL), Valera, Venezuela, to San Cristobal/Paramillo Airport (SVPM), San Cristobal, Venezuela. The airplane was destroyed by impact and the pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from SVVL about 1825 UTC. According to the Venezuela investigator-in-charge, during cruise flight the airplane impacted the slope of a hill located in mountainous terrain. The crash site was located about 15 nautical miles and 327 degrees from the destination airport, at an elevation of approximately 5,171 feet. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Officina de Inspectoria Aeronautica Parque Central Torre Este, Piso 34 Apartado de Correos 17587 Caracas, Venezuela Fax: 58-212-509-2425 This report is for informational purposes only, and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.