Puerto Ordaz - Puerto Ordaz

On August 22, 1989 at 12:00 AM, Puerto Ordaz - Puerto Ordaz experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, with the event recorded near Puerto Ordaz Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew departed Puerto Ordaz on a local training flight when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff. A crew member was injured while three others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-O-CFO-6, MSN 1063, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.2786°, -62.7419°.