Douglas DC-9 crash, Jul 19, 1993, Ciudad Bolívar-Tomás de...
Douglas DC-9 accident on July 19, 1993 near Ciudad Bolívar-Tomás de Heres, Bolívar, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: Approach flown too high on the...
- Date: July 19, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Ciudad Bolívar-Tomás de Heres, Bolívar, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Approach flown too high on the glide with a late correction and a fast, wet-runway landing, leading to an overrun. Attributed to crew approach technique.
A Servivensa DC-9-32 on a scheduled service landed at Ciudad Bolivar in heavy rain and poor visibility. The approach was flown too high, and the speed at touchdown was above reference, so the jet could not stop on the wet runway and overran it. All occupants were evacuated and the aircraft was written off.