Puerto Ayacucho – San Juan de Manapiare

On October 12, 1999 at 08:30 AM, Puerto Ayacucho – San Juan de Manapiare experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Aerovias Guayana - Aguaysa, with the event recorded near Puerto Ayacucho Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 62.5%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Puerto Ayacucho Airport, the pilot reported technical problems. Shortly later, radio and radar contacts were lost. The wreckage was found in the jungle 10 days later. The pilot and three passengers were killed and four other people were found alive. One of the survivor died from his injuries nine days later.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-745C, MSN 207-0660, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.6622°, -67.6276°.