Last updated: 10 December 2019
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 12 April 1957 |
| Time: | ca 09:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-AFA |
| C/n / msn: | 4525 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Calabozo ( Venezuela)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Calabozo Airport (CLZ/SVCL), Venezuela |
| Bruzual Airport (SVBZ), Venezuela |
The DC-3 crashed and caught fire five minutes after departure from Calabozo while on a flight to Bruzual without passengers. The three crew were killed.
Sources:
» La Nacion 13 April 1957, p36Photos
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
