ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-10-DK Dakota 3 YV-761C Cerro Aicha
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Status:
Date:Saturday 17 December 1994
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-10-DK Dakota 3
Operator:Servivensa
Registration: YV-761C
MSN: 12476
First flight: 1944
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Cerro Aicha (   Venezuela)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The left wing of the DC-3 clipped trees on a hillside, causing the aircraft to enter a steep right bank and crash just 2 km short of the Cerro Aicha runway 15.

Sources:
» Scramble 189 (p.64)


Photos

photo of Douglas-Dakota-III-YV-25CP
accident date: 17-12-1994
type: Douglas Dakota III
registration: YV-25CP
 
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.
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