Incidents and accidents

• On 4 January 2008 at 14:08 UTC a Transaven airlines Let L-410UVP-E3 (registration number YV2081) on a scheduled domestic flight from Simón Bolívar International Airport
  Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)
  Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetia is an international airport located in Maiquetía, Venezuela, about 13 miles from downtown Caracas....
  
  , serving Caracas
  Caracas
  Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
  
  , to Los Roques Airport, reported that it had lost power in both engines at 3000 ft (914.4 m) and was descending. The aircraft was on a 024 radial heading relative to the airport of departure and 64 nautical miles (118.5 km) to the north of it. The pilot was to attempt water landing near the coral reef
  Coral reef
  Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. The polyps...
  
   surrounding the Los Roques archipelago
  Los Roques Archipelago
  The Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is located 80 miles directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight, has a total area of 40.61 square kilometres.Being almost an untouched coral reef,...
  
  . The aircraft was never found, but life vests associated with it were recovered some days later. There were 12 passengers on board and two crew. The remains of one male passenger were found later floating in the water. The passengers were mostly vacationing Italians.

Sources

• "Aeropuertos - Pistas: Los Roques (Gran Roque) - SVRS" (official info about SVRS from the Venezuelan authorities)
• "Noticias: Rehabilitación de la pista de Los Roques va por la mitad." VolarEnVenezuela.com, 19 June 2007. Link accessed 2008-1-5.
• "Accidentes Aéreos: Cae al Mar el YV2081, LET-410 en Los Roques el 4-1-2008", VolarEnVenezuela.com, 4 January 2008. Link accessed 2008-1-5.
• Another aerial picture of the airport and its island