Learjet 60 N119FD

Summary

On 5 May 2013 at about 13:45 local time, a Learjet 60 registered N119FD, operated by Lytham Group, Inc., was involved in an accident near Valencia, Venezuela. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 May 2013 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Valencia, Venezuela

Nearest airport

Arturo Michelena Airport (SVVA)

Coordinates

10.1528, -67.9500

Aircraft

Learjet 60

Registration

N119FD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Lytham Group, Inc.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charallave → Valencia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13WA232

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 May 5, 2013, about 1345 coordinated universal time (0915 local time), a Learjet Inc. 60, N119FD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain and a building while approaching Arturo Michelena Airport (SVVA), Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. The two crew members were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Miranda, Venezuela, was being conducted under Venezuelan flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Director General para la Prevencion e Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Acuatico y Aereo Avenida Francisco de Miranda Torre MTT, Piso 20 Caracas,Venezuela Tel: 58 212 2745544 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the government of Venezuela.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.