Piper PA-31-310 Navajo crash, Apr 28, 2008 (6 killed), Ca...
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo accident on April 28, 2008 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela with 6 fatalities. Cause: Under...
- Date: April 28, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Under investigation; preliminary information points to an engine problem after takeoff.
A Piper Navajo on a private flight from Caracas to Curacao reported engine trouble just after takeoff and tried to return. It lost control, crashed onto buildings in Catia La Mar and burned. Six people died, three on board and three on the ground, and five others were injured.