Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 01 NOV 1971 |
| Type: | Vickers 749 Viscount |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-AMZ |
| C/n / msn: | 96 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Maracaibo-La Chinita International Airport (MAR) (Venezuela)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Maracaibo-La Chinita International Airport (MAR/SVMC), Venezuela |
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The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off, possibly experiencing control difficulties.
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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.
