ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 58731
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 2009 |
| Time: | c. 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182N Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Médica Adventista (AMA) |
| Registration: | YV2480 |
| MSN: | 18260266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Between Karun and Betel -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Karun, Venezuela |
| Bethel, Venezuela | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft disappeared while en route between Karun and Bethel and has not been found. The accident happened in daylight but reportedly in 'bad' weather; all 7 occupants (pilot and six passengers/crew) presumed dead.
Timeline:
1) The plane left Santa Elena and arrived in Karun successfully.
2) The plane departed Karun heading to Betel.
[search starts here]
3) On the way to Betel after they left Karun, they were reported by residents of the village named 'Maruku' as hearing the plane and then hearing unexpected engine silence.
4) The plane was then reported as heading North near the village Maruku towards the village Betel where
5) Residents reported hearing the plane coming towards them, but it did not arrive.
The search is now focused between Karum and Betel
Karun is latitude 5°18'8.94"N, longitude 63°21'47.22"W
Betel is latitude 6°25'48.91"N, longitude 63°34'40.97"W
The search box width is 8.2 miles east of the ridge line near latitude 5°44'14.80"N longitude 63°22'0.43"W. The search area follows from the ridge line north 33 miles.
All of the pilots anticipate the flight path route to be East of the mountain. Since the river route has already been searched, the helicopter and ground crews have been sweeping the Eastern area and are moving further East.
Sources:
1. http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site/p_contenido.php?q=nodo/68953/Reporte%20Regional/Desaparecida-avioneta-en-Bol%C3%ADvar-con-siete-personas
2. http://www.medicalaviation.org/venezuela/10-9-08.htm
3. http://www.correodelcaroni.com/content/view/173610/130/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2009 03:20 | harro | Added |
| 17-Feb-2009 22:51 | Anon. | Updated |
| 18-Feb-2009 08:35 | edtelecommuter | Updated |
| 19-Feb-2009 21:00 | edtelecommuter@_yaho | Updated |
| 26-Feb-2009 11:01 | wsharp | Updated |
| 04-Mar-2009 20:59 | edtelecommuter_at_ya | Updated |
| 28-Feb-2011 13:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2011 14:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2016 17:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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