Caracas - Charallave
Flight / Schedule
Caracas - Charallave
Aircraft
Gulfstream GIIRegistration
N204RC
MSN
34
Year of Manufacture
1968
Operator
Castor Trading CompanyDate
June 17, 1991 at 10:00 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Miranda
Region
South America • Venezuela
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On June 17, 1991 at 10:00 PM, Caracas - Charallave experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GII, operated by Castor Trading Company, with the event recorded near Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Miranda.
The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a positioning flight from Caracas Intl Airport to Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga. On descent, the crew was informed that the ILS glideslope for runway 10 was unserviceable so the captain decided to improvise an unapproved LOC/DME approach by night. The copilot was the pilot-in-command when, at an altitude of 2,500 feet on approach, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 9,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration N204RC, MSN 34, year of manufacture 1968.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
2
Passengers
2
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a positioning flight from Caracas Intl Airport to Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga. On descent, the crew was informed that the ILS glideslope for runway 10 was unserviceable so the captain decided to improvise an unapproved LOC/DME approach by night. The copilot was the pilot-in-command when, at an altitude of 2,500 feet on approach, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 9,3 km from the airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
2
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Caracas - Charallave
Operator
Castor Trading CompanyFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
South America • Venezuela
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