Crash of a Rockwell Sabreliner 65 in Venezuela

Date & Time: Jun 20, 2023
Type of aircraft:
Rockwell Sabreliner 65
Operator:
Registration:
XB-RXG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Illegal (smuggling)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cozumel - Willemstad
MSN:
465-37
YOM:
1980
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Cozumel on a probable illegal contraband flight to Curaçao. At night, it entered the Venezuelan airspace without permission and was shot down. Out of control, it crashed in a pasture located in the State of Zulia, bursting into flames. The crew fate remains unknown. The registration (c/n) must be confirmed, possible fake.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Venezuelan Authorities who suspected an illegal flight.

Crash of a Beechcraft 200 Super King Air in Venezuela

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:
Inversiones Rizo Compañía Aérea
Registration:
YV-257CP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
MSN:
BB-517
YOM:
1979
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Venezuela. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Venezuela

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-AFO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
13699
YOM:
1944
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft registered YV-C-AFO (c/n 13699) crashed in unknown circumstances (maybe a mislanding) somewhere in Venezuela ? The exact date remains unknown but the aircraft was cancelled from the register in 1973.

Crash of a North American B-25J Mitchell off Venezuela: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1960
Type of aircraft:
North American B-25 Mitchell
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off the Venezuelan coast. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Venezuela: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1948 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
C-40
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Maracaibo – Cartagena
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
About half an hour after its departure from Maracaibo Airport, the aircraft crashed in a mountainous region located in the east part of Venezuela. As the aircraft failed to arrive in Cartagena, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace was found. The wreckage was located in June 1959 in an isolated area. All four occupants were killed, among them Hernando Navarro Botero, Director of the company. The registration remains unconfirmed.
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