Region
South America

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Maracaibo

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
R. W. Duff
Registration:
NC57667
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6030
YOM:
1942
Location:
Maracaibo
Zulia
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. Both pilots were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina in Puerto Cabello

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-APJ
Flight Type:
Private
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Puerto Cabello
Carabobo
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 into the Puerto Cabello harbor. The crew fate remains unknown but the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-15-CU off Maiquetía

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Operator:
Registration:
CU-P198
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Havana - Maiquetía
MSN:
33534
YOM:
1945
Location:
Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar
Vargas
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport, while on a cargo flight from Havana, both engines flamed out. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred yards short of the runway threshold. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Double engine flame out caused by a fuel starvation.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-45-DK in Caracas: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-AHI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16992/34254
YOM:
1945
Location:
Caracas
Caracas Federal District
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On landing, went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. A crew member was killed while 16 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL in Maracaibo

Date & Time: Jun 21, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Transporte Aéreo Transandino
Registration:
YV-C-AQC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
19126
YOM:
1943
Location:
Maracaibo
Zulia
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing in Maracaibo Airport, the aircraft went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in flames. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

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.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in La Grita

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-AGU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Caracas – Maracaibo – Cúcuta – Bogota
MSN:
4205
YOM:
1941
Location:
La Grita
Táchira
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On the leg from Maracaibo to Cúcuta, while starting the descent, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was written off. All 17 occupants were injured, nine of them seriously.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Ciudad Bolivar

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-AHO
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ciudad Bolivar - Ciudad Bolivar
Location:
Ciudad Bolívar
Bolívar
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Ciudad Bolivar Airport, while on a test flight, the aircraft stalled and crashed 150 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was written off while all three crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A in La Carlota AFB

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Compania Anonima Vuelos Express - CAVE
Registration:
YV-C-CAJ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB (Caracas)
Caracas Federal District
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. Both crew members were slightly injured while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 near Caracas: 27 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1947 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-ALO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cumaná – Caracas
Location:
Caracas
Caracas Federal District
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
24
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
27
Circumstances:
While descending to La Carlota Airport in Caracas, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances some 40 km east of Caracas. All 27 occupants were killed.
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