Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 December 2005
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft A100 King Air
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: YV1507
Location: near Paparo –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Both engines and the right wing and horizontal stabilizer.Both engines and the right wing and horizontal stabilizer.
Category: Accident
A Beech King Air, YV1507, experienced a forced landing near Paparo, Venezuela due to engine failure. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including loss of both engines and a significant portion of the right wing and horizontal stabilizer.A Beech King Air, YV1507, experienced a forced landing near Paparo, Venezuela due to engine failure. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including loss of both engines and a significant portion of the right wing and horizontal stabilizer.
Description
The pilots of a Beech King Air, registered YV1507, carried out a forced landing on a road near Paparo, Venezuela. There were no injuries but the airplane sustained substantial damage. Both engines had lost power en route, forcing the crew to attempt to land on a road. The right hand wing was cut off immediately outside the no. 2 engine. The horizontal stabilizer also broke off.
Primary Cause
Engine failure leading to forced landing.Engine failure leading to forced landing.Share on:
