On October 28, 2002, at 1830 universal standard time (UTC), a Piper PA-34-200T airplane, Venezuelan registration YV-2459P, was destroyed upon impact with terrain under unknown circumstances near Caraballeda, in the State of Vargas, in the Republic of Venezuela. The commercial pilot and his 3 passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the cross-country flight for which a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The 350-kilometer domestic flight originated from the Barcelona Airport (SVBC), at time unknown, with the Simon Bolivar International Airport (SVMI), near Maiquetia, as its intended destination.

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