YV3284

On March 15, 2018 at 02:00 AM, YV3284 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, operated by Private Venezuelan, with the event recorded near Blue Creek Orange Walk.

The flight was categorized as illegal (smuggling) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. By night, the pilot attempted to land in a prairie located in Blue Creek, west Belize. The airplane belly landed and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, almost broken in two. The pilot leaved the scene but was quickly arrested by the local police. It is believed that it was an illegal flight as the registration on the aircraft (YV3224) is wrong. It appears that the correct registration was YV3284.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV3284, MSN BB-1277, year of manufacture 1987.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 17.9067°, -89.0503°.