ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) YV-ALO Caracas
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Date:Tuesday 8 April 1947
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Operator:Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV
Registration: YV-ALO
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:40 km (25 mls) E of Caracas (   Venezuela)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU), Venezuela
Destination airport:Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base (SVFM), Venezuela
Narrative:
Crashed.

Sources:
» Civil Aircraft Registers of Venezuela / Air Britain Historians
» WAAS


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Distance from Cumaná Airport to Caracas/La Carlota-Gen. Francisco de Miranda Air Base as the crow flies is 295 km (184 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

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  • 2494th loss
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