Puerto Ordaz – El Callao

While approaching El Callao following an uneventful flight from Puerto Ordaz, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Caserio San Juan and came to rest, bursting into flames. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Flight / Schedule

Puerto Ordaz – El Callao

Registration

YV-664CP

MSN

4084

Year of Manufacture

1971

Date

June 15, 2005 at 09:40 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

El Callao Bolívar

Region

South America • Venezuela

Coordinates

7.3484°, -61.8237°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On June 15, 2005 at 09:40 AM, Puerto Ordaz – El Callao experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, operated by Revemin-Bonanza Mining Group, with the event recorded near El Callao Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching El Callao following an uneventful flight from Puerto Ordaz, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Caserio San Juan and came to rest, bursting into flames. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-664CP, MSN 4084, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.3484°, -61.8237°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

While approaching El Callao following an uneventful flight from Puerto Ordaz, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Caserio San Juan and came to rest, bursting into flames. All three occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

2

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Puerto Ordaz – El Callao

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

South America • Venezuela

Aircraft Details

Registration

YV-664CP

MSN

4084

Year of Manufacture

1971