La Paragua – San Salvador de Paúl

On September 24, 2019 at 12:00 AM, La Paragua – San Salvador de Paúl experienced a crash involving Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, operated by Venezuelan Government, with the event recorded near San Salvador de Paúl Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Upon landing at San Salvador de Paúl Airfield, the single engine airplane lost its nose gear and came to rest upside down. All seven occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV0134, MSN 208B-0905, year of manufacture 2001.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.0214°, -62.8935°.