Gulfstream G-1159A accident near Caracas, Ve, June 18, 1991
On June 18, 1991 at about 2:00 am local time, a Gulfstream G-1159A, registered N204RC, was destroyed in an accident near Caracas. It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people were killed. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 18, 1991 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Caracas, Ve
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream G-1159A · all G-1159As on the register
- Registration
- N204RC · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 0
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: Air Waves CORP.
The flight
- Departed from: SVMI Maiquetia OF
- Destination: SVCS Caracas OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA91WA164.