ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70665
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| Date: | Saturday 19 December 2009 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | Rodolpho V. Azpurua |
| Registration: | N60GC |
| MSN: | 34-7970292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Isla La Tortuga -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) |
| Porlamar-del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV/SVMG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft missing. En-route Curacao to Margarita, Venezuela; wreckage was reported floating in the sea off Isla La Tortuga on 21 December 2009, and the SAR mission was ended. Pilot (sole person on board) presumed to have been killed/drowned in the crash, as no pilot's body was ever found According to a rough translation of a contemporary news report (link #4):
"THE DAY SATURDAY 19 DEC 18:45 TO BEING REPORTED MISSING OVERDUE N60GC, PIPER, MODEL: PA-34-200T, SERIAL: 34-7970292, YEAR: 1979 , EN ROUTE Curacao (TNCC) - MARGARITA (SVMG ) VENEZUELA, Latest CONTACT AT 80 NAUTICAL MILES OF MARGARITA, VENEZUELA. OCCUPANTS: ONE (01) PILOT: CARLOS EDUARDO GARCIA MORALES, CI No.: V- 5,422,177, DATE OF BIRTH: 20 JUN 59
19 DEC 09 21:30 THE NIGHT ON MISSION WITH AIR SAR "DA-42"
20 DEC 09 06:00 SAR SEARCH TRIGGERED BY SEA TO NORTH-EAST AND NOR-NOR-WEST ISLAND "TURTLE". BOAT CAPTAINS AND PATTERNS BE ALERT REMAINS POSSIBLE FLOATING IN THE NORTH SEA, NORTH-EAST AND NORTH-WEST ISLAND "TURTLE"
21 DEC 09 Aircraft and vessels are alerted in that area on the emergence and watching the Impact Radio frequency 121.5 MHz, report to the RCC or SAR Base by phone:. (0212) 355-15 -18 to 355 - 19- 20 (RCC) (0212) 355 - 26-38 (Base SAR)"
Sources:
1. http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2891
2. https://ar.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NotiSar/conversations/topics/7961
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=60GC
4. https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N60GC
5. http://www.rescate.com/N60GC.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2009 01:21 | TB | Added |
| 24-Dec-2009 01:57 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 19-Feb-2015 13:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2015 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Feb-2015 13:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Dec-2021 09:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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