ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 YV-67C Barquisimeto Airport (BRM)
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Status:
Date:Friday 11 March 1983
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC93 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operator:AVENSA
Registration: YV-67C
MSN: 47025/106
First flight: 1967
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 45
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 50
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Barquisimeto Airport (BRM) (   Venezuela)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Caracas Airport (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela
Destination airport:Barquisimeto Airport (BRM/SVBM), Venezuela
Narrative:
The DC-9 landed hard in fog 1015 m beyond the runway threshold following an ILS approach. The landing gear collapsed, causing the aircraft to slide off the runway and break up.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Improper in-flight decisions and inadequate supervision of the flight.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Photos

photo of DC-9-32-YV-67C
accident date: 11-03-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
registration: YV-67C
 

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 Caracas Airport to Barquisimeto Airport as the crow flies is 265 km (166 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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