Crash of a Cessna 401 in Cumaná: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 6, 1992
Registration:
YV-605C
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Cumaná-Antonio Jose de Sucre Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed 8 km short of runway. One passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed, among them German tourists.
Probable cause:
It is believed that both engines failed following a fuel exhaustion on approach.
