Cessna 401 crash, Aug 1, 2020, Lake Maracaibo
Cessna 401 accident on August 1, 2020 near Lake Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela with no fatalities.
- Date: August 1, 2020
- Aircraft: Cessna 401
- Location: Lake Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A Cessna 401 on an illegal flight left Puerto Plata for Santa Cruz de Barahona, was told the destination airport was closed, and turned back before disappearing from radar. The wreckage was found hours later in a marshy area of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, more than 1,000 km away. All three occupants were found alive and arrested.