Ciudad Bolívar – Uonquén

On May 4, 2004 at 11:45 AM, Ciudad Bolívar – Uonquén experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Venezuelan Government, with the event recorded near Mt Awakapa Tepuy (Chimanta) Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Ciudad Bolívar at 1016LT on a flight to Uonquén, State of Bolívar. En route, around 1100LT, the pilot reported flying at 11,500 feet in poor weather conditions. About 45 minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 7,000 feet, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Awakapa Tepuy located in the Chimanta Mountain Range. All seven occupants were killed, among them two church women.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-O-CBL-7, MSN 208B-0926, year of manufacture 2001.