Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 21 August 2004
Aircraft Type: Shorts 360-300
Owner/operator: Fuerza Area Venezolana – FAV
Registration Number: FAV-1652
Location: 25 km from Maracay –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: The aircraft.The aircraft.
Category: Accident
An aircraft crashed into Mount El Perico after descending through 9500 feet on the 355 El Libertador VOR radial.An aircraft crashed into Mount El Perico after descending through 9500 feet on the 355 El Libertador VOR radial.
Description
The aircraft crashed into Mount El Perico after having reported descending through 9500 feet on the 355 El Libertador VOR radial.
Primary Cause
Descending through 9500 feet on the 355 El Libertador VOR radial.Descending through 9500 feet on the 355 El Libertador VOR radial.Share on:
