| Date: | Sunday 22 December 1974 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 |
| Owner/operator: | AVENSA |
| Registration: | YV-C-AVM |
| MSN: | 47056/89 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 75 / Occupants: 75 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 32 km from Maturin -
 Venezuela
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Maturín-Quiriquire Airport (MUN/SVMT) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
Lost control and crashed approx. 5 mins. after takeoff from runway 05 after reaching 1500 m.
CAUSE: Loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Sources:
Air Disasters / D.Gero (131)
Location
Images:
photo (c) via Werner Fischdick; Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS); March 1972
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