2008 Los Roques archipelago Transaven Let L-410 crash
On 4 January 2008, a scheduled domestic Transaven flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport to Los Roques Airport, 118 kilometres (64 nmi) north of the departure airport and over water, radioed that both engines had failed and that they were descending through 910 metres (3,000 ft). The crew was going to attempt a ditching as close as possible to the Los Roques archipelago. Shortly thereafter, radio contact was lost and the plane disappeared from radar.
The Let L-410 Turbolet which was involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 January 2008 |
| Summary | Ditching following dual engine failure |
| Site | Off the Venezuelan coast near the Los Roques archipelago 11°20′N 66°47′W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Let L-410 Turbolet |
| Operator | Transaven |
| Registration | YV2081 |
| Flight origin | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela |
| Destination | Los Roques Airport, Venezuela |
| Occupants | 14 |
| Passengers | 12 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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