Narrative:
Emergency landing at sea. The aircraft operated on a flight from Caracas to Barcelona and Porto Espanha.
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 63)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 21 May 1955 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-ALU |
| MSN: | 4791 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Barcelona ( Venezuela)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
| Barcelona-Gen J A Anzoategui Airport (BLA/SVBC), Venezuela |
Emergency landing at sea. The aircraft operated on a flight from Caracas to Barcelona and Porto Espanha.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Globo 23 MAY 1955, p16» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 63)
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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 Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Barcelona-Gen J A Anzoategui Airport as the crow flies is 256 km (160 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport to Barcelona-Gen J A Anzoategui Airport as the crow flies is 256 km (160 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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