PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Jul 12, 2001 (13 killed), Puerto...
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on July 12, 2001 near Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela with 13 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb...
- Date: July 12, 2001
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control during the initial climb after a loss of power on one engine for undetermined reasons.
A Polish-built An-28 leased by Overtec was flying a demonstration for the Venezuelan National Guard when one engine lost power shortly after takeoff from Puerto Cabello. The aircraft could not gain height, stalled and crashed in an open field, where a post-crash fire destroyed it. All 13 occupants were killed.