Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 15 December 1979
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria
Registration Number: YV-O-MAC-1
Location: Machiques –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft cockpitAircraft cockpit
Category: Accident
A Cessna 206 aircraft crashed in a mountainous area near the Colombian border during an inspection flight. The pilot and co-pilot were trapped in the cockpit and perished. The aircraft burst into flames after the three passengers, including Minister Luciano Valero, evacuated.A Cessna 206 aircraft crashed in a mountainous area near the Colombian border during an inspection flight. The pilot and co-pilot were trapped in the cockpit and perished. The aircraft burst into flames after the three passengers, including Minister Luciano Valero, evacuated.
Description
Crashed in a mountainous area near the Colombian border during an inspection flight. The aircraft burst into flames after the three passengers, among them Minister Luciano Valero, had evacuated. The pilot and co-pilot were trapped in the cockpit and died.
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