Charallave – Barcelona

On May 30, 2015 at 04:35 PM, Charallave – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, operated by Inversiones PTT, with the event recorded near Barcelona Anzoátegui.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Following an uneventful flight from Charallave, the pilot initiated the descent to Barcelona-Jose Antonio Anzoátegui Airport in poor weather conditions. On final, in a flat attitude, the twin engine aircraft impacted the water surface and came to rest some 3,7 km short of runway 15. All four occupants evacuated the cabin and took place in a lifeboat. Slightly injured, they were rescued two hours later. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV2761, MSN 31-8120055, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.1603°, -64.6864°.