Valle de la Pascua – Charallave

On September 15, 2009 at 05:30 PM, Valle de la Pascua – Charallave experienced a crash involving Cessna 340, operated by Private Venezuelan, with the event recorded near Quiripital Miranda.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Valle de la Pascua Airport on a private flight to Charallave. While approaching Charallave-Óscar Machado Zuloaga Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to low clouds when the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Quiripital, about 15 km southeast of Charallave Airport. The wreckage was found the following day. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV1451, MSN 340A-0641, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.0252°, -66.6916°.