IAI Arava 201 crash, May 5, 2006 (5 killed), El Cedrito
IAI Arava 201 accident on May 5, 2006 near El Cedrito, Vargas, Venezuela with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew...
- Date: May 5, 2006
- Aircraft: IAI Arava 201
- Location: El Cedrito, Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew started the descent prematurely in marginal weather.
An IAI Arava 201 of Venezuela's National Guard was flying from Puerto Ayacucho to Caracas on 5 May 2006 in marginal weather. The crew started the descent early and continued down to 5,000 feet, when the aircraft struck trees on a mountain slope near El Cedrito. The wreckage was found two days later and all five occupants were killed.