Narrative:
The Transandino Curtiss C-46 struck a house while on final approach to Maracaibo Airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the tail.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 5 February 1950 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Transporte Aéreo Transandino |
| Registration: | YV-C-AQE? |
| MSN: | 33210 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Maracaibo ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO), Venezuela |
The Transandino Curtiss C-46 struck a house while on final approach to Maracaibo Airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the tail.
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