Maturín – Higuerote

On August 21, 2021 at 04:45 PM, Maturín – Higuerote experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Enrique Aurelio Parada Lanza, with the event recorded near Maturín-José Tadeo Monagas (ex Quiriquire) Monagas.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a city 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 technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Maturín-José Tadeo Monagas Airport, while in initial climb, the engine apparently failed. The aircraft lost height, collided with trees and came to rest against a concrete wall. The pilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV1912, MSN 2048, year of manufacture 1971.