Zone
Aragua

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra near Higuerote: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
YV-ACE
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ciudad Guayana – Maracay
MSN:
1078
YOM:
1936
Location:
Higuerote
Miranda
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route from Ciudad Guayana to Maracay, the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine that caught fire. The crew diverted to Higuerote Airport but the airplane failed to reach the airport and crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
The right engine caught fire in flight.

Crash of a Farman F.195 off Maracay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.190
Operator:
Registration:
2
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7173
YOM:
1930
Location:
Maracay-Los Tacariguas
Aragua
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While approaching Maracay-Los Tacariguas Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in the Valencia Lake few km offshore. The wreckage was found 32 hours later. The pilot and the passenger were seriously injured while the flight engineer was found dead two days later. The pilot Manuel Simon Rios died few hours after the accident and the passenger was the only survivor.
Probable cause:
It appears that weather conditions were poor and that the engine failed on approach.
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