Beschrijving:
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: | |
| Datum: | vrijdag 2 oktober 1998 |
| Tijd: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Servivensa |
| Registratie: | YV-611C |
| Constructienummer: | 1977 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1938 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 24 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 27 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 1 km (0.6 mijl) van Canaima Airport (CAJ) ( Venezuela)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse charter |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | 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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