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Crash of a Farman F.195 off Maracay: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 24, 1931
Operator:
Registration:
2
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7173
YOM:
1930
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.
Crash of a Farman F.195 in Barquisimeto: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 2, 1931
Operator:
Registration:
1
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Maracay – Barquisimeto
MSN:
7171
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach, the aircraft hit the ground short of runway and crashed. Pilot Vicente Ladaeta Gil was killed. The aircraft was on its way from El Libertador Airbase in Maracay.
Probable cause:
Authorities confirmed that the landing attempt was not possible due to poor weather conditions.
Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal off Punto Fijo
Date & Time:
Mar 15, 1927
Registration:
A-20
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Willemstad - Barranquilla
MSN:
18/35
YOM:
1924
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a delivery flight from Willemstad (Curaçao) to Barranquilla. While overflying the Paraguaná Province, in Venezuela, the crew encountered technical problems and made an emergency landing off Punto Fijo. All three occupants were unhurt but the aircraft named 'Pacifico' was seriously damaged and later lost by sea.
Probable cause:
Technical failure.
