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| Date: | Friday 11 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | 59-2221 |
| MSN: | 364 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Antonio del Táchira -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | San Antonio Airport (SVZ/SVSA) |
| Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport (ORO/SVMO) |
Crashed shortly before touchdown while attempting an emergency landing after a mechanical failure.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
armyaircrews.com
El Siglo de Torreón 12 April 1969, p6
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