Incident Overview

Date: Friday 4 January 2008
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP-E3
Owner/operator: Transaven
Registration Number: YV2081
Location: 11 km S off Los Roques Airport (LRV) – ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Aircraft enginesAircraft engines
Investigating Agency: JIAAC VenezuelaJIAAC Venezuela
Category: Accident
A Transaven Let L-410UVP-E3 crashed into the sea off Los Roques Airport, Venezuela, resulting in the fatalities of all 14 occupants. The aircraft departed Caracas-Sim¢n Bol¡var International Airport at 09:13 on a flight to Los Roques, and experienced engine failure while descending. The pilot radioed that both engines had failed, and attempted a ditching in the waters of the Los Roques archipelago. The wreckage was located six nautical miles off the coast of Los Roques, at a depth of approximately 3,200 feet (974 meters), after a 2013 search operation utilizing the Sea Scout.A Transaven Let L-410UVP-E3 crashed into the sea off Los Roques Airport, Venezuela, resulting in the fatalities of all 14 occupants. The aircraft departed Caracas-Sim¢n Bol¡var International Airport at 09:13 on a flight to Los Roques, and experienced engine failure while descending. The pilot radioed that both engines had failed, and attempted a ditching in the waters of the Los Roques archipelago. The wreckage was located six nautical miles off the coast of Los Roques, at a depth of approximately 3,200 feet (974 meters), after a 2013 search operation utilizing the Sea Scout.

Description

A Transaven Let L-410 crashed into the sea off Los Roques Airport Venezuela, killing all 14 occupants A Let L-410UVP-E3, operated by Transaven, crashed into the sea off Los Roques Airport, Venezuela, killing all on board. The flight had departed Caracas-Sim¢n Bol¡var International Airport at 09:13 on a flight to Los Roques. At 09:38, while descending for Los Roques, the pilot radioed that both engines had failed. At that moment he was at 3000 feet, at 16 nm from the destination airport. It is presumed that the pilot attempted to ditch in waters of the Los Roques archipelago since the aircraft was not able to reach the island. The wreckage was not located until a new search operation was started in 2013 using the Sea Scout, a 134-foot survey vessel. The Venezuelan Attorney General reported on June 20, 2013 that the airplane had been successfully located six nautical miles off the coast of Los Roques, at a depth of about 3,200 feet (974 meters). The final report did not contain a Probable Cause statement.

Primary Cause

Engine failure during descent.Engine failure during descent.

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