Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 25 February 1962 |
Time: | 18:45 |
Type: | Fairchild F-27 |
Operator: | AVENSA |
Registration: | YV-C-EVH |
MSN: | 12 |
First flight: | 1958 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20 |
Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) from Porlamar ( Venezuela)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Carúpano Airport (CUP/SVCP), Venezuela |
Destination airport: | Porlamar Airport (PMV/SVMG), Venezuela |
Narrative:The aircraft departed Carúpano, Venezuela about 18:00 hours on a domestic flight to Porlamar on Isla de Margarita. While descending through thick clouds the aircraft impacted Cerro Piache.
Sources:
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El Tiempo - Feb 26, 1962
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accident date:
25-02-1962type: Fairchild F-27
registration: YV-C-EVH
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Carúpano Airport to Porlamar Airport as the crow flies is 82 km (51 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.