Britten-Norman Islander crash, Aug 16, 2009, Caracas-Maiq...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on August 16, 2009 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: Double engine...
- Date: August 16, 2009
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar, Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Double engine failure from fuel exhaustion, caused by the pilot miscalculating fuel consumption for the trip and poor flight planning.
A Britten-Norman Islander on a charter from Los Roques to Caracas lost both engines on approach to Maiquetia after running out of fuel. The pilot ditched in the sea about 4 km from the airport. All ten occupants were rescued, three of them injured, and the aircraft was written off.