Puerto Ayacucho – San Juan de Manapiare

On August 23, 2000 at 07:03 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 San Juan de Manapiare Amazonas.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to San Juan de Manapiare Airport in bad weather conditions, the single engine aircraft crashed on hilly terrain. The pilot and two passengers were killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-753C, MSN 207-0344, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.3282°, -66.0569°.