On 13 September 2010, Conviasa Flight 2350, an ATR 42 on a domestic passenger service from Porlamar to Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, crashed shortly before landing, killing 17 of the 51 people on board; 34 others were injured.

Witnesses said that the aircraft struck power lines at low altitude at 09:59 local time,[2] and went down in an industrial area where materials used in a steel mill were stored.

There was improper handling of the aircraft in the final phase of landing, which led the commander to exercise great effort on controlling the flight before impact.

The commander's defective emotional and cognitive skill level, lack of leadership, and errors of judgment led him to make unwise decisions.

Both pilots showed confusion, poor coordination in the cockpit, serious failures in communication, lack of knowledge of the aircraft systems and loss of situational awareness.