Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 28 MAY 1985 |
| Type: | Convair CV-580 |
| Operator: | AVENSA |
| Registration: | YV-84C |
| C/n / msn: | 157 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 13 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) from Cabimas-Oro Negro Airport (CBS) (Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cabimas-Oro Negro Airport (CBS), Venezuela |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela | |
| Flightnumber: | 034 |
The Convair's tail struck a hill some 500m from the end of runway 06. A forced landing was made 1500m further on.
Sources:
» Nuevo Herald
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cabimas-Oro Negro Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 472 km (295 miles).
Distance from Cabimas-Oro Negro Airport to Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport as the crow flies is 472 km (295 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.
