Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash, May 4, 2004 (7 killed)
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan accident on May 4, 2004 near Mt Awakapa Tepuy (Chimanta), Bolívar, Venezuela with 7 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: May 4, 2004
- Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
- Location: Mt Awakapa Tepuy (Chimanta), Bolívar, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in poor weather, per the BAAA classification. A detailed investigation report was not located.
A single-engine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on a Venezuelan government flight from Ciudad Bolivar to Uonquen flew into poor weather. About 45 minutes after reporting 11,500 feet, it struck the slope of Mount Awakapa Tepuy in the Chimanta range while cruising at about 7,000 feet. All seven occupants were killed.