Cessna 172N YV105E

Summary

On 3 March 2012 at about 12:59 local time, a Cessna 172N registered YV105E was involved in an accident near Miranda, Venezuela. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 March 2012 at 12:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Miranda, Venezuela

Coordinates

10.5122, -66.4647

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

YV105E

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Miranda → Miranda

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA12WA212

1 person 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 3, 2012, about 1259 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 172N, Venezuelan registration, YV105E, was destroyed when it impacted into terrain while in cruise flight near Municipio Zamora Parroquia Bolivar, Miranda, Venezuela. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Miranda, Venezuela, earlier that day. This 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 las Obras Publicas y Vivienda Av. Francisco de Miranda Torre MINFRA, Piso-20 Caracas, Venezuela Telephone: (+58 212) 2015491 This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.