Cúcuta – Arauca

On April 19, 1989 at 11:34 AM, Cúcuta – Arauca experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by SATENA - Servicio de Aeronavegacion a Territorios Nacionales, with the event recorded near Potosí Táchira.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport at 1106LT and proceeded to the east. While cruising at an insufficient altitude, it struck the slope of a mountain located in the region of Potosí, Venezuela. The wreckage was found six days later, on April 25. All 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration FAC-1110, MSN 818, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.7981°, -72.0881°.