Narrative:
The DC-3 plane carrying 24 tourists plunged into swampland, killing the co-pilot and injuring three people. The aircraft crashed 1 km short of the runway as it was returning to Canaima National Park airfield after a flight over the Angel Falls (Salto Angel), Venezuela's top tourist attraction.
» El Nacional
accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 2 October 1998 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operator: | Servivensa |
| Registration: | YV-611C |
| MSN: | 1977 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) from Canaima Airport (CAJ) ( Venezuela)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela |
| Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela |
The DC-3 plane carrying 24 tourists plunged into swampland, killing the co-pilot and injuring three people. The aircraft crashed 1 km short of the runway as it was returning to Canaima National Park airfield after a flight over the Angel Falls (Salto Angel), Venezuela's top tourist attraction.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Notitarde» El Nacional
Photos
accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
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 Canaima Airport to Canaima Airport as the crow flies is 19913 km (12446 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Canaima Airport to Canaima Airport as the crow flies is 19913 km (12446 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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