This happened in one of my home towns, just down the street from some of my cousin’s house. It’s a sad day.
I bet, this will be a maintenance issue.
Amplify’d from www.flightglobal.com
Venezuelan rescue sources report that both the captain and the first officer of the aircraft were among 15 occupants killed in the accident.
ATR confirms that the aircraft involved bore serial number 371 and had been delivered in February 1994.
“At this time the reasons for the accident are still unknown,” it says.
The airframer says it had conducted more than 27,000 cycles and accumulated over 25,000 flight hours. Conviasa acquired the aircraft in October 2006.
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