ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328912
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| Date: | Friday 3 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-283 Srs. 2A |
| Owner/operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-45C |
| MSN: | 1744 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,2 km off Punta Mulatos -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Caracas-Maiquetía Airport (CCS/SVMI) |
| Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU) |
Artificial horizon problems following takeoff forced the crew to return to the airport. The aircraft crashed into the sea.
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