| Date: | Tuesday 4 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Venezolana - FAV |
| Registration: | 3556 |
| MSN: | 4406 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS) -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
| Maracay-El Libertador Air Base (MYC/SVBL) |
Crashed after engine failure. The aircraft came down in a residential area, killing five persons on the ground.
Sources:
Flight International, 15 November 1980
El Tiempo 5 November 1980, p.4B
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