Learjet 25 crash, Aug 19, 2017 (5 killed), Naiguatá
Learjet 25 accident on August 19, 2017 near Naiguatá, Vargas, Venezuela with 5 fatalities.
- Date: August 19, 2017
- Aircraft: Learjet 25
- Location: Naiguatá, Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
A charter Learjet 25D on a flight from Caracas to Barcelona went out of control at about 23,000 feet, about five minutes after departure, and plunged into the sea off Naiguata. The aircraft appears to have broken up on impact and only a few pieces of debris were found the next morning. All five people on board were killed and the aircraft was written off.