| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 15:46 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | YV3296 |
| MSN: | BB-885 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Maracaibo, Zulia -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Maracaibo-La Chinita International Airport (MAR/SVMC) |
| Porlamar-del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport (PMV/SVMG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beechcraft B200 Super King Air, YV3296, was destroyed when it crashed into Lake Maracaibo, about 12 minutes after takeoff from La Chinita International Airport (MAR/SVMC), Maracaibo.
The eight occupants perished.
Flighttracking data suggests that the aircraft entered a steep left descent from an altitude of about 10000 feet. The last data point shows an average rate of about -18000 fpm.
https://reporteconfidencial.info/2024/05/09/8-fallecidos-en-accidente-aereo-con-ruta-maracaibo-a-margarita/
https://www.noticiasbarquisimeto.com/accidente-aereo-dejo-ocho-fallecidos-al-noreste-del-lago-de-maracaibo/
https://cactus24.com.ve/2024/05/09/avioneta-con-ocho-pasajeros-cae-al-lago-de-maracaibo/
https://diarioelregionaldelzulia.com/cae-avioneta-que-salio-de-maracaibo-en-aguas-del-golfo-de-venezuela-con-8-personas-a-bordo/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/YV3296/history/20240509/1934Z/SVMC/L%2010.84774%20-71.50023
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yv3296#35243921
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/43714_1546139979.jpg (photo)
Ex N146MH, N146BC, N38340
La aeronave desaparecida al sur de la Isla de Zapara y a unas 25 millas del aeropuerto del local es un turbohélice ejecutivo KingAir 200 año de fabricación 1998 propiedad del empresario zuliano Germán Walter y que tenía al mando al Cap Bernardo Azocar #midiariointl
— MiDiarioIntl (@MiDiarioIntl) May 10, 2024
El #INAC informa la situación actual sobre la aeronave YV3296 BE20 que despegó del edo. Zulia con destino al edo. Nueva Esparta. El #SAR junto al Comando de Guardacostas de la Armada Bolivariana y la Policía de Espacios Acuáticos continúan el despliegue para su localización. pic.twitter.com/UoQD8i6s3t
— Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (INAC) (@InacVzla) May 10, 2024
El alcalde indicó que el accidente aéreo tuvo lugar en la costa sur de la Isla de Zapara, en la bahía de El Tablazo.
— VPItv (@VPITV) May 11, 2024
Asimismo, decretó tres días de duelo en el municipio y envió sus condolencias a los familiares de los Wolter, quienes viajaban en la avioneta desaparecida desde… pic.twitter.com/BmTuRt49hq
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2024 05:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-May-2024 05:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Departure airport] |
| 10-May-2024 06:01 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 10-May-2024 06:14 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 10-May-2024 06:21 | ASN | Updated [Time, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
| 10-May-2024 07:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2024 11:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2024 06:47 | ASN | Updated [Embed code] |
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