Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Canaima Venezuela
Tuesady, January 6, 2004 12:00 AST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On January 6, 2004, about 1200 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna U206G, Venezuelan registration YV-2070, impacted with trees shortly after takeoff from the Ave Cris remote airstrip located near Canamina, BolĂ­var, Venezuela. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and flight plan information is not known. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot and the 5 passengers were seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. According to the Direccion De Aeronautica Civil authorities, the airplane lost total engine power about two minutes after takeoff. The pilot could not maintain altitude and directional control. The airplane impacted with trees separating the left before colliding with the ground. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Direccion De Aeronautica Civil Parque Central Torre Este, Piso 34 Caracas 1010, Venezuela Telephone: 582-509-2456 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained for the Government of Venezuela.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 1/6/2004
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1200
Event Time Zone Atlantic Standard Time
Event City Canaima
Event State --
Event Country VENEZUELA
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 1
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID SVBS
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 1600
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.97
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 6
Injury Total All 6
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Private Citizen
NTSB Notification Date Jan 7 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 920
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 29 2004 1:59PM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office FAA Miami International

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number MIA04WA039
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed --
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model U206G
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City Canaima
Departure State --
Departure Country VE
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone AST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City --
Destination State --
Destination Country --
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Jan 29 2004 1:59PM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --