As of May 2017 , the SBA Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft : Over the years , SBA Airlines had operated the following aircraft types : On 21 February 2008 an ATR 42 turboprop airliner operating Flight 518 from Mérida to Caracas , went missing shortly after taking off . Forty-three passengers and a crew of three , including two pilots and one flight attendant , were reportedly on board at the time . The remains of the aircraft were found the following day in a mountain range approximately 10 kilometers north-east of Mérida at an altitude of . No survivors were found . After the accident , the company started a new public relations program as well as a new marketing initiative , switching the airline 's name to SBA Airlines
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Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518
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