Caracas - Los Roques

On February 2, 2002 at 02:35 PM, Caracas - Los Roques experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, operated by Transaven - Transporte Aéreo Venezuela, with the event recorded near Los Roques Los Roques Federal Dependencies.

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.

14 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 14 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft was completing a charter flight from Caracas to Los Roques, carrying 12 passengers and two pilots, among them seven Italian tourists. Over the Los Roques Island, the crew encountered technical problems and attempted to ditch the aircraft off Larga Island. All 14 occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft sank by a depth of four metres and was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-679C, MSN 4135, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 11.9460°, -66.6701°.