Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, May 30, 2015, Barcelona
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on May 30, 2015 near Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela with no fatalities.
- Date: May 30, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 30 May 2015 a Piper PA 31T Cheyenne II operated by Inversiones PTT flew from Charallave to Barcelona in poor weather. On final approach it hit the water in a flat attitude about 3.7 km short of runway 15 at Barcelona Jose Antonio Anzoategui Airport. All four occupants got out into a lifeboat and were rescued about two hours later with minor injuries, and the aircraft sank and was lost.