ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) YV-C-AKE Canaima Airport (CAJ)

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Status:
Date:	Sunday 27 August 1972
Type:	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:	Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV
Registration:	YV-C-AKE
MSN:	4705
First flight:	1942
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Total:	Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	near Canaima Airport (CAJ) ( Venezuela)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela
Destination airport:	Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB), Venezuela

Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed while the crew where returning to the airport with a failed no. 1 engine.

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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 Canaima Airport to Ciudad Bolívar Airport as the crow flies is 222 km (139 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.

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