Flugunfall 14 AUG 1974 einer Vickers 749 Viscount YV-C-AMX - Porlamar Airport, Isla Margarita
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Datum:Mittwoch 14 August 1974
Zeit:09:20
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic VISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers 749 Viscount
Fluggesellschaft:Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV
Kennzeichen: YV-C-AMX
Werknummer: 95
Baujahr: 1956
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 44 / Insassen: 44
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 48 / Insassen: 48
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:5 km (3.1 Meilen) SW of Porlamar Airport, Isla Margarita (   Venezuela)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU), Venezuela
Flug nach:Porlamar Airport (PMV/SVMG), Venezuela
Unfallbericht:
The Viscount struck the Cerro Piache, 8 m below the summit. At the time of the crash tropical storm Alma was passing by Trinidad, 60 miles to the east. The co-pilot on this flight, Ivan Magallanes, initially survived the accident. He died however 17 days later as a result of severe and irreversible brain damage.

Informationsquelle:
» Eugene Register-Guard - Aug 15, 1974


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Distance from Cumaná Airport to Porlamar Airport as the crow flies is 54 km (34 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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