Learjet INC 60 accident near Valencia, Ve, May 5, 2013
On May 5, 2013 at about 1:45 pm local time, a Learjet INC 60, registered N119FD, was destroyed in an accident during approach near Valencia (Arturo Michelena Airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. 2 people were killed.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 5, 2013 · about 1:45 pm local time · cases in 2013
- Place
- Valencia, Venezuela · Arturo Michelena Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Learjet INC 60
- Registration
- N119FD · no longer on the register · serial 029
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On May 5, 2013, about 1345 coordinated universal time (0915 local time), a Learjet Inc. 60, N119FD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain and a building while approaching Arturo Michelena Airport (SVVA), Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. The two crew members were fatally injured. The flight, which originated at Oscar Machado Zuloaga Airport (SVCS), Miranda, Venezuela, was being conducted under Venezuelan flight regulations. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Venezuela. Further information may be obtained from: Director General para la Prevencion e Investigacion de Accidentes Aereos Ministerio del Poder Popular para Transporte Acuatico y Aereo Avenida Francisco de Miranda Torre MTT, Piso 20 Caracas,Venezuela Tel: 58 212 2745544 This report is for informational purposes, and only contains information that was released by the government of Venezuela.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during approach
Pilot
- Injury: fatal
Co-pilot
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: P&W Canada 305 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: P&W Canada 305 SERIES (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Lytham Group, Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: SVCS Charallave
- Destination: SVVA Valencia
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
1 document, released by the NTSB on May 13, 2013. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memorandum for Record | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N119FD: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Engine: P&W Canada 305 SERIES 49 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: P&W Canada 305 SERIES 49 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA13WA232.json.
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