Narrative:
Crashed.
» WAAS
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1947 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-ALO |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) E of Caracas ( Venezuela)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU), Venezuela |
| Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM), Venezuela |
Crashed.
Sources:
» Civil Aircraft Registers of Venezuela / Air Britain Historians» WAAS
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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 Cumaná Airport to Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).
Distance from Cumaná Airport to Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base as the crow flies is 295 km (184 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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