Porlamar – Canaima

On March 5, 2006 at 03:45 PM, Porlamar – Canaima experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Servicios Aéreos Sucre - SASCA, with the event recorded near Arecuna Miranda.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 13 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: 11, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Porlamar on a charter flight to Canaima with two crew and 11 passengers on board, all from the Czech Republic. While in cruising altitude, the engine failed. The aircraft continued to fly for 12 minutes when the crew attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft struck the ground and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were slightly injured while all passengers escaped unhurt. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-1149C, MSN 208B-0669, year of manufacture 1998.