Estado: | |
Fecha: | lunes 25 enero 1971 |
Hora: | 11:45 |
Tipo: | Vickers 749 Viscount |
Operador: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
Registración: | YV-C-AMV |
Numéro de série: | 94 |
Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 4 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 12 / Ocupantes: 43 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 13 / Ocupantes: 47 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Paramo Los Conejos ( Venezuela)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Mérida-A Carnevalli Airport (MRD/SVMD), Venezuela |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Caracas-Maiquetía Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela |
Número de Vuelo: | 359 |
Descripción:The Viscount contacted trees and crash-landed on a wooded mountain slope in the Andes, seven minutes after takeoff from Mérida.
Fuentes:
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The News and Courier - Jan 26, 1971» El Siglo de Torreón - Jan 26, 1971
» El Nacional - Jan 26, 1971
Fotos
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 Mérida-A Carnevalli Airport to Caracas-Maiquetía Airport as the crow flies is 507 km (317 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.