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| Date: | Monday 4 February 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | RANSA |
| Registration: | YV-C-A.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Camaguey Airport -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Miami |
| Caracas |
Seriously damaged in belly landing after landing gear did not deploy. Pilot Manuel Novell and co-pilot Juan Fragre slightly injured. Circled two hours before to burn fuel.
Sources:
La Nación (Santiago) 5 February 1957, p7
Aviación Venezolana de Retrospectiva (photo) (Facebook)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 09:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
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