Valle de la Pascua – La Carlota

On June 12, 2010 at 07:25 AM, Valle de la Pascua – La Carlota experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by Venezuelan Army - Ejército Bolivariano, with the event recorded near Mt Izcaragua Miranda.

The flight was categorized as military 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine airplane departed Valle de la Pascua Airport at 0646LT on a flight to La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda Air Base. At 0722LT, the crew reported his position at 7,000 feet when contact was lost. The wreckage was found the following day at 1700LT in a wooded and hilly terrain located between Mt Izcaragua and Mt Meregoto, about 18 km northeast of La Carlota Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ENBV-0063, MSN AJE002-02, year of manufacture 2000.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.4774°, -66.6961°.