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Date: | Friday 2 October 1998 |
Time: | 09:45 |
Type: | 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)
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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:
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Notitarde» El Nacional
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accident date:
02-10-1998type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
accident date:
02-10-1998type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: YV-611C
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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.