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| Date: | Friday 4 January 1980 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Viasa |
| Registration: | YV-137C |
| MSN: | 46982/290 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 99 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft suffered a stuck Horizontal Stabilizer. Inspection revealed that a shear pin in the drive unit was sheared.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS Summary 1980
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/5935008 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 December 1995 | YV-137C | VIASA | 0 | Atlantic Ocean |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2025 01:02 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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