Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Aircraft Type: Cessna S550 Citation S/II
Owner/operator: Ministry of Interior, Justice and Peace
Registration Number: YV3561
Location: El Volc n sector, Baruta –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the right-hand turn and descent)Aircraft Control Surfaces (specifically, the right-hand turn and descent)
Category: Accident
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II crashed shortly after takeoff from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM). The aircraft executed a climbing right hand turn before initiating a descent, impacting a wooded area in the El Volc n sector of Baruta municipality, approximately 7 km south of SVFM.A Cessna S550 Citation S/II crashed shortly after takeoff from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM). The aircraft executed a climbing right hand turn before initiating a descent, impacting a wooded area in the El Volc n sector of Baruta municipality, approximately 7 km south of SVFM.
Description
A Cessna S550 Citation S/II, registration YV3561, crashed shortly after takeoff from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM). At 08:09 local time, the aircraft took off from runway 11 at SVFM. It made a climbing right hand turn until it began to descend, impacing a wooded area in the El Volc n sector of the Baruta municipality, about 7 km south of SVFM.
Source of Information
https://caraotadigital.net/venezuela/avioneta-se-estrello-en-el-sector-el-volcan-en-baruta-habia-despegado-desde-la-carlota/, https://www.lapatilla.com/2025/01/29/avion-con-matricula-yv3561-se-estrello-en-el-sector-el-volcan-de-caracas/, https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/venezuelada-adalet-bakanligina-ait-ucak-dustu/, https://twitter.com/eldiario/status/1884663686217736231, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/YV3561/history/20250129/1209Z/SVFM/L%2010.42300%20-66.84506https://caraotadigital.net/venezuela/avioneta-se-estrello-en-el-sector-el-volcan-en-baruta-habia-despegado-desde-la-carlota/, https://www.lapatilla.com/2025/01/29/avion-con-matricula-yv3561-se-estrello-en-el-sector-el-volcan-de-caracas/, https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/venezuelada-adalet-bakanligina-ait-ucak-dustu/, https://twitter.com/eldiario/status/1884663686217736231, https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/YV3561/history/20250129/1209Z/SVFM/L%2010.42300%20-66.84506Primary Cause
Possible loss of control due to wind conditions or terrain.Possible loss of control due to wind conditions or terrain.Share on:
