( CNN ) -- More than two-thirds of the passengers survived an airplane crash Monday morning in southeastern Venezuela , government officials said . Fifteen people were confirmed dead and 36 survived when the plane , carrying 51 passengers and crew , crashed in the state of Bolivar , Gov . Francisco Rangel Gomez said . Many of the survivors were taken to hospitals in the city of Guayana , he said . At least two of the victims died at the hospital , said Yanitza Rodriguez , director of the Hospital Uyapar . Rangel Gomez declared three days of mourning but called it a `` miracle '' that so many people survived . The survivors `` are with some problems , but they are alive , thank God , '' he said . Authorities had identified all but six of the deceased . A names of the victims would be withheld until they are all identified , Rangel Gomez said . The aircraft belongs to the government-owned Conviasa airline . Aerial photographs showed that the plane crashed in an industrial storage yard . Best Western hotel clerk Ivan Maradey said he saw the plane tumble into some power lines before hitting the ground and exploding . The aircraft was an ATR42 , a twin-turboprop , short-haul airplane built in France and Italy , Rangel Gomez said . Conviasa Flight 2350 was en route from Isla Margarita to Guayana when it crashed , the governor said . The cause of the crash had not been determined and remained under investigation , Rangel Gomez said . He identified the pilot as Ramiro Cardenas . The officials made their comments on the CNN-affiliated Globovision TV station . Federal investigators arrived at the scene Monday afternoon to begin examining the crash site , the state-run AVN news agency reported .
Fifteen were confirmed dead , governor says . The aircraft belongs to the government - owned Conviasa airline . The aircraft crashed in southeastern Venezuela .