| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1990 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  IAI Arava 201 |
| Operator: | Guardia Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela - GNBV |
| Registration: | GN7960 |
| MSN: | 064 |
| First flight: | 1979 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Caracas-La Carlota Airport ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM), Venezuela |
| Los Roques Airport (LRV/SVRS), Venezuela |
Struck funicular cables shortly after takeoff from Caracas-La Carlota Airport. The pilot lost control and the Arava crashed into trees.
Sources:
» Scramble Vol.11, nr.10Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base to Los Roques Airport as the crow flies is 163 km (102 miles).
Distance from Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base to Los Roques Airport as the crow flies is 163 km (102 miles).
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