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Crash of a Cessna 401 in Cumaná: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 401
Operator:
Tranaca
Registration:
YV-605C
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Cumaná
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Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
On approach to Cumaná-Antonio Jose de Sucre Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed 8 km short of runway. One passenger was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed, among them German tourists.
Probable cause:
It is believed that both engines failed following a fuel exhaustion on approach.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL off Cumana

Date & Time: Dec 25, 1985
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-425C
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4237
YOM:
1941
Location:
Cumaná
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Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a double engine failure in flight, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that came to rest off Cumaná. There were no casualties while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure in flight for unknown reasons.
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