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| Date: | Friday 7 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Tigres Voladores |
| Registration: | YV-C-TGA |
| MSN: | 30344 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edo.Guárico -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | SVMI |
| Puerto Ayacucho | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft, carrying a load of gas cylinders, crashed in El Palmar, near the Orituco River, 15 kilometres from Calabozo, Guárico State, killing all occupants.
Two of a search crew drowned when a boat capsized.
Sources:
Organizacio Rescate Humboldt
https://www.facebook.com/groups/543700615713855/posts/8194654570618383/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2025 14:21 | TB | Added |
| 26-Oct-2025 14:29 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Oct-2025 19:32 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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