ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331778
| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1968 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  Hawker Siddeley HS-748-215 Srs. 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-AMY |
| MSN: | 1580 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Maturín-Quiriquire Airport (MUN) -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Maturín-Quiriquire Airport (MUN/SVMT) |
| Tucupita Airport (TUV/SVTC) |
The HS-748 suffered a no. 1 engine failure soon after takeoff, forcing the crew to feather the prop. The aircraft crashed while manoeuvring at low altitude.
Sources:
El Tiempo 21 August 1968, p8
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