N9724Y

On September 26, 1980 at 12:00 AM, N9724Y experienced a crash involving Beechcraft H18, operated by National Bumper Exchange, with the event recorded near Paraguachón La Guajira.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine airplane was engaged in an illegal (contraband) flight. En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in Paraguachón, near the Colombia - Venezuela border. Both occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9724Y, MSN BA-656, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.3616°, -72.1366°.