Last updated: 19 September 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 12 February 1946 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 18-10-01 Lodestar |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-AFI |
| C/n / msn: | 18-2166 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Barquisimeto ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO), Venezuela |
| ? |
The aircraft carried out a forced landing on road due to an on board fire. The fire consumed the aircraft after the occupants had evacuated.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» El Tiempo 14 February 1946, p1» The Lockheed Twins / P.J. Marsden
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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.
