Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 24 July 2004
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft B300 King Air 350
Owner/operator: Wyngs Aviation
Registration Number: YV-910CP
Location: near Punto Fijo –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, chartered for a flight from Caracas to Calabozo, was hijacked by four individuals who seized control of the aircraft. The aircraft subsequently crashed at a remote airstrip near Punto Fijo.A Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, chartered for a flight from Caracas to Calabozo, was hijacked by four individuals who seized control of the aircraft. The aircraft subsequently crashed at a remote airstrip near Punto Fijo.
Description
A Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, registered YV-910CP, was chartered by four men for a flight from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base to Calabozo. After landing the four men brandished guns and commandeered the airplane. The airplane was later found to have crashed at a clandestine airstrip near Punto Fijo.
Source of Information
http://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/NotiSar/message/2521, http://web.archive.org/web/20091124152355/http://venezuelaawareness.com:80/Narcotrafico/Narcoavionespaginaweb.htmhttp://ar.groups.yahoo.com/group/NotiSar/message/2521, http://web.archive.org/web/20091124152355/http://venezuelaawareness.com:80/Narcotrafico/Narcoavionespaginaweb.htmPrimary Cause
Hijacking and seizure of aircraft.Hijacking and seizure of aircraft.Share on:
