| Date: | Saturday 23 May 1970 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-AMK |
| MSN: | 254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,2 km E off Isla San Lucas -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) |
| San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) |
Crashed into sea. The C-46 was making a test flight after undergoing repairs. The airplane carried three Venezuelan crew members and four Costa Rican mechanics of COOPESA.
Sources:
The Miami News - May 25, 1970
La Nacion - May 24, 1970
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