Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 December 2004
Aircraft Type: PZL-Mielec M28 Skytruck
Owner/operator: Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela – GNBV
Registration Number: GN-97121
Location: 24 km from El Junquito –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: M-28 aircraft’s flight control systems and landing gear.M-28 aircraft’s flight control systems and landing gear.
Category: Accident
An M-28 aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain at an altitude of FL115.An M-28 aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain at an altitude of FL115.
Description
The M-28 departed Puerto Ayacucho at 09:12 for a flight to La Carlota. It crashed in mountainous terrain at an altitude of FL115.
Primary Cause
Terrain conditions and potential aerodynamic instability during descent.Terrain conditions and potential aerodynamic instability during descent.Share on:
