ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3C YV-611C Canaima Airport (CAJ)
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Date:Friday 2 October 1998
Time:09:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3C
Operator:Servivensa
Registration: YV-611C
MSN: 1977
First flight: 1938
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1 km (0.6 mls) from Canaima Airport (CAJ) (   Venezuela)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela
Destination airport:Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN), Venezuela
Narrative:
The DC-3 plane carrying 24 tourists plunged into swampland, killing the co-pilot and injuring three people. The aircraft crashed 1 km short of the runway as it was returning to Canaima National Park airfield after a flight over the Angel Falls (Salto Angel), Venezuela's top tourist attraction.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Notitarde
» El Nacional


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accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
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accident date: 02-10-1998
type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
 

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