Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 25 December 1999
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-42D
Owner/operator: Cubana de Aviaci¢n
Registration Number: CU-T1285
Location: Bejuma –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22
Component Affected: Aircraft control system (specifically, the descent control).Aircraft control system (specifically, the descent control).
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft crashed into the San Luis Hill approximately 12 kilometers from Valencia. The pilot radioed the Valencia control tower to descend to 8,000 to 4,000 feet (2,438 to 1,219 meters) during approach after circling for 40 minutes.A Cessna 172 aircraft crashed into the San Luis Hill approximately 12 kilometers from Valencia. The pilot radioed the Valencia control tower to descend to 8,000 to 4,000 feet (2,438 to 1,219 meters) during approach after circling for 40 minutes.
Description
Crashed into San Luis hill, some 12 km from Valencia. The last contact with the flight was when the pilot radioed the Valencia control tower to say that he was descending from 8,000 to 4,000 feet (2,438 to 1,219 meters) as part of his approach after circling for about 40 mins.
Primary Cause
Pilot descent into a low-altitude approach.Pilot descent into a low-altitude approach.Share on:
