Accident | |
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Date | 30 August 2008 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
Site | Illiniza Volcano, Ecuador 0°39′34″S 78°42′49″W / 0.65944°S 78.71361°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-291 Advanced |
Operator | Conviasa |
Registration | YV102T |
Flight origin | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela |
Destination | Cotopaxi International Airport, Latacunga, Ecuador |
Occupants | 3 |
Passengers | 0 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 3 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 0 |
A Conviasa Boeing 737-291 Advanced (registered as YV102T) ferry flight from Maiquetia, Venezuela to Latacunga, Ecuador crashed into Illiniza Volcano. The aircraft had been stored at Caracas and was being ferried to a new owner. There were three crew on board with no passengers. There were no survivors.