Wed 24 Sep 2025: A private Learjet 55 (YV3440) overran the runway and caught fire during takeoff from Caracas-Simón Bolívar Int’l Airport (CCS/SVMI). The pilot and co-pilot perished in the accident, and two passengers were injured.

Owner/operator:Private
Registration:YV3440
MSN:55-123
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Caracas-Simón Bolívar Int’l Airport (CCS) –   Venezuela
Phase:Take off
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI)
Destination airport: