Maracaibo – Panama City

On January 13, 2007 at 09:22 PM, Maracaibo – Panama City experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by Transportes 246, with the event recorded near Valledupar Cesar.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft departed Maracaibo Airport on a charter flight to Panama City with three passengers and one pilot on board. While cruising over the Sierra de Perija between Venezuela and Colombia, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems. Shortly later, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a mountainous terrain near Valledupar, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-246CP, MSN 690-11278, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.4767°, -73.2691°.