Viproca

Beechcraft 80 Queen Air

At 1759LT, while descending to Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport by night, the pilot informed ATC about an engine failure. Six minutes later, the aircraft crashed in the sea about 22 km north of the airport. A passenger was rescued at 2205LT. The following night, two dead bodies were found while seven other occupants were never found. The aircraft sank and was lost. Crew: Ricardo Batija. † Passengers: Francesco Porco, Fernando Guasamucare, † Ileana González, † Víctor Ruiz, † Yelitza Arenas, † Juan Cabezas, † Ledda Martínez, † Edwin Núñez, † Paola de Guasamucare. †