Unfallbericht:
The DC-3 operated on a flight from Caracas, Venezuela to Bogotá, Colombia with en route stops at Maracaibo, Venezuela and Cúcuta, Colombia.
The airplane crash-landed following engine problems. Nine occupants sustained serious injuries.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Montag 23 Februar 1948 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Kennzeichen: | YV-AGU |
| Werknummer: | 4205 |
| Baujahr: | 1942 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 12 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 17 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe La Grita ( Venezuela)
|
| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
| Flug von: | Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO), Venezuela |
| Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC/SKCC), Kolumbien |
The DC-3 operated on a flight from Caracas, Venezuela to Bogotá, Colombia with en route stops at Maracaibo, Venezuela and Cúcuta, Colombia.
The airplane crash-landed following engine problems. Nine occupants sustained serious injuries.
Informationsquelle:
» El Tiempo 24 February 1948, p1Fotos
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 Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
Distance from Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport to Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport as the crow flies is 319 km (199 miles).
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