Descripción:
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
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 2 octubre 1998 |
| Hora: | 09:45 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Operador: | Servivensa |
| Registración: | YV-611C |
| Numéro de série: | 1977 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1938 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 27 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 1 km (0.6 milles) de Canaima Airport (CAJ) ( Venezuela)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico No Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | 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.
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accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
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