Cessna 401 crash, Jan 6, 1992 (5 killed), Cumaná
Cessna 401 accident on January 6, 1992 near Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela with 5 fatalities. Cause: Both engines failed after fuel exhaustion on approach,...
- Date: January 6, 1992
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines failed after fuel exhaustion on approach, according to the record.
A Cessna 401 operated by Tranaca crashed about 8 km short of the runway while on approach to Cumana. Both engines are believed to have failed after fuel exhaustion. Five occupants, including German tourists, were killed and one passenger was seriously injured.