- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 10, 1991 |
Time: | 1800 |
Location: | Near Paramo Mucuti, Venezuela |
Operator: | Military - Venezuelan Navy |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Caracas - Merida |
AC Type: | CASA 212 Aviocar 200 |
Registration: | ARV-0209 |
cn / ln: | 264 |
Aboard: | 22 (passengers:19 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 21 (passengers:18 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed into Paramo Mucuti Mountain, 35 miles from it's destination of Merida. The last message from the pilot was he was unable to land because of adverse weather conditions and was declaring an emergency. The flight was transporting a funeral party for a Navy flyer killed a few days before. The only survivor was another Navy flyer who had also survived the earlier accident. |
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