Barquisimeto - Charallave

On June 4, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Barquisimeto - Charallave experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, operated by Private Venezuelan, with the event recorded near Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Miranda.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was approaching Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport on a flight from Barquisimeto when it collided with a Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A Marquise registered YV-174CP and operated by Immobiliara Uracoa. En route to Puerto Cabello, the Marquise was carrying five people and just took off from the same airport. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed few km from the airport. All 10 people in both aircraft were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-215CP, MSN 31T-7820071, year of manufacture 1978.