- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 21, 2004 |
Time: | 1628 |
Location: | Near Maracay, Venezuela |
Operator: | Military - Venezuelan Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | La Orchila Air Base - Maracay |
AC Type: | Shorts 360 |
Registration: | FAV-1652 |
cn / ln: | SH3123 |
Aboard: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 25 (passengers:22 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane as it was returning from the Caribbean island of La Orchila and descending through 9,500 ft. The plane crashed in a mountainous region of northeastern Venezuela in thunderstorms. The plane was carrying a mixture of military and civilian passengers. |
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