Porlamar - Canaima

On August 8, 2003 at 09:32 AM, Porlamar - Canaima experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Servicios Aéreos Sucre - SASCA, with the event recorded near Tocomita (Gurí) Bolívar.

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

16 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 15 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 6.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Porlamar to Canaima, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared to divert to Tocomita for an emergency landing. On final approach, the aircraft stalled and crashed into trees 100 meters short of runway. A passenger was killed while 15 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-1069C, MSN 208B-0713, year of manufacture 1998.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.7429°, -63.0513°.