| Date: | Sunday 27 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV |
| Registration: | YV-C-AKE |
| MSN: | 4705 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Canaima Airport (CAJ) -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Canaima Airport (CAJ/SVCN) |
| Ciudad Bolívar Airport (CBL/SVCB) |
The DC-3 crashed while the crew where returning to the airport with a failed no. 1 engine.
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