ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules 3556 Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS)
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Date:Tuesday 4 November 1980
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Operator:Fuerza Aérea Venezolana - FAV
Registration: 3556
MSN: 4406
First flight: 1971
Crew:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) (   Venezuela)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela
Destination airport:Maracay-El Libertador Air Base (MYC/SVBL), Venezuela
Narrative:
Crashed after engine failure. The aircraft came down in a residential area, killing five persons on the ground.

Sources:
» Flight International, 15 November 1980
» El Tiempo 5 November 1980, p.4B


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Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Maracay-El Libertador Air Base as the crow flies is 77 km (48 miles).

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.
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