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| Date: | Friday 16 December 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B Provider |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near San Cristóbal, Táchira -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | La Fría Airport |
Military transport plane crashed into Cerro Colorado. Four crew members. (1) In addition unidentified bodies of a woman and a child found at the crash side. Carried out operation of supply to the victims of torrential rains in the last days. (2) Type confirmed.
Note: the only one crash of a C-47 in FAV history with human losses was on 12 JUL 1952 (FavVen)
Sources:
(1) La Nacion 18 December 1966, p56
Obituario del personal de la Fuerza Aérea desde su fundación
(2) Fav Ven (type)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2016 19:53 | TB | Added |
| 30-Oct-2020 17:02 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2021 17:24 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2021 08:26 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2025 13:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2025 08:43 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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