Beechcraft 200 Super King Air crash, Apr 5, 2001, Las Maj...
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air accident on April 5, 2001 near Las Majaguas, Portuguesa, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of power on both...
- Date: April 5, 2001
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
- Location: Las Majaguas, Portuguesa, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of power on both engines for reasons not determined in the source.
A SATA Super King Air on a charter from La Carlota to Barinas lost power on both engines at cruise. The crew attempted a landing in a prairie, and the aircraft broke in two on impact. All eight occupants were rescued, one of them a pilot who was injured.