Caracas - Los Roques

On March 2, 1997 at 09:45 PM, Caracas - Los Roques experienced a crash involving Cessna 402, operated by Chapi Air Travel, with the event recorded near Caracas Caracas Federal District.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 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: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Caracas-Maiquetía-Simon Bolívar Airport at 2145LT on a charter flight to Los Roques. Few minutes later, it went out of control and crashed in the sea bout 85 km north of Caracas. Some debris were found floating on water but no trace of the wreckage nor the six occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-784C, MSN 402A-0111, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.4902°, -66.8917°.