Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 FEB 1950 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Transandino |
| Registration: | YV-C-AQE? |
| C/n / msn: | 33210 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Airplane fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Maracaibo (Venezuela) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport, Venezuela |
The Transandino Curtiss C-46 struck a house while on final approach to Maracaibo Airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the tail.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
