Cessna 340 crash, Apr 26, 2024 (2 killed), Puerto Cabello
Cessna 340 accident on April 26, 2024 near Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela with 2 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused failure of both engines...
- Date: April 26, 2024
- Aircraft: Cessna 340
- Location: Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion caused failure of both engines on approach. Contributing: inadequate preflight planning and several flights flown without verifying fuel.
A Cessna 340 flying from Los Roques diverted to Puerto Cabello and lost power in both engines on approach, crashing in the La Salina lagoon one kilometer north of runway 11. The pilot and one passenger died and three others were injured. Investigators cited fuel exhaustion after inadequate preflight planning.