Flugunfall 27 AUG 1972 einer Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) YV-C-AKE - Canaima Airport (CAJ)
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Datum:Sonntag 27 August 1972
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV
Kennzeichen: YV-C-AKE
Werknummer: 4705
Baujahr: 1942
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 31 / Insassen: 31
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 34 / Insassen: 34
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Canaima Airport (CAJ) (   Venezuela)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela
Flug nach:Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB), Venezuela
Unfallbericht:
The DC-3 crashed while the crew where returning to the airport with a failed no. 1 engine.



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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.

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Douglas DC-3

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