La Paragua - Canaima

On January 6, 2018 at 12:00 AM, La Paragua - Canaima experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Rutaca - Rutas Aéreas, with the event recorded near La Paragua Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the single engine aircraft stalled and crashed in a prairie, bursting into flames. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV1944, MSN 1G185-58, year of manufacture 1980.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.8389°, -63.3400°.