PZL-Mielec AN-28 crash, Dec 10, 2004 (16 killed), El Junq...
PZL-Mielec AN-28 accident on December 10, 2004 near El Junquito, Caracas Federal District, Venezuela with 16 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: December 10, 2004
- Aircraft: PZL-Mielec AN-28
- Location: El Junquito, Caracas Federal District, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
A military AN-28 type aircraft carrying 13 passengers and three crew flew into trees in poor weather while cruising at about 11,500 feet, in mountainous terrain about 24 km from El Junquito. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire, and all 16 occupants were killed.