2025 Beechcraft C90 accident in Puerto Ordaz (YV2410)

Incident overview and aircraft details On 3 September 2025, a Beech Aircraft Corporation C90, registration YV2410, serial number LJ-554, owned by Naviera Astera Maris C.A., filed a flight plan from Simón Bolívar International Airport (SVMI) in Maiquetía, La Guaira State, to General Manuel Carlos Piar Airport (SVPR) in Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar State. The aircraft carried two crew members. It is a land-based twin-turboprop powered by two Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 engines, with a maximum takeoff weight of 4,580 kg and a retractable tricycle landing gear. At the time of the event, the aircraft held valid registration and airworthiness certificates issued by Venezuela’s INAC, and its insurance was in force. ## Sequence of events After landing on runway 08 at Puerto Ordaz, the aircraft traveled approximately 50 meters before the main landing gear collapsed. It then slid about 150 meters along the runway and stopped near intersection B. The crew applied engine securing procedures and evacuated the aircraft. Both crew members were reported unharmed, while the aircraft sustained significant damage. ## Crew and maintenance background The pilot, aged 51, and the co-pilot, aged 59, both held valid medical certificates, licenses, and ratings issued by INAC. The pilot’s ratings included instrument flight, multi-engine land, and C208 captain/PIC. The co-pilot’s ratings included instrument flight, multi-engine land, BE20 co-pilot/SIC, and C208 captain/PIC. The last preventive and scheduled maintenance was performed by OMAC No. 692, Caribe Gold Jet Corporation C.A., based at Oscar Machado Zuloaga International Airport in Charallave, Miranda State. ## Investigation findings and damage The investigation included crew interviews, document requests from the operator and maintenance organization, photographic documentation, and an inspection of the aircraft. Damage was observed on the lower fuselage skin from station STA 235.43 to STA 428.00, the ventral fin along its full length, the main landing gear doors, the right main gear actuator base, and a rupture in the right actuator. Wing damage included the left and right internal and external flap sections, and a dent in the right nacelle. The right propeller blades were also damaged, and an inspection for a sudden stop of the right engine was noted as required. ## Notifications and status In accordance with ICAO Annex 13, the event was reported through the ADREP system and the United States, as the state of design and manufacture, was notified. The United States responded and assigned an accredited representative. The investigation was ongoing at the time of the preliminary report, with technical, operational, and documentary analysis still in progress for the final report.