Accident Fairchild 82B YV-ACA,
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Date:Friday 23 April 1937
Time:
Type:Fairchild 82B
Owner/operator:Aeropostal
Registration: YV-ACA
MSN: 49
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:El Dorado, Bolívar -   Venezuela
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Colombia
Destination airport:Venezuela
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared in the Gran Savanna Caroni Luepa e Tumeremo. Pilot Ten Jorge Narcano, radio-operator and two passengers. Three rescued after 17 days. US passenger Commercial Attaché Frederick Grab died.

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_YV-.html
O Estado de S.Paulo 29 April 1937, p1
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/17803/
The Daily Telegraph 11 May 1937, p4
La Nación (Santiago) 10 May 1937, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jul-2017 15:35 TB Added
02-Oct-2021 20:51 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
16-Jul-2023 14:25 TB Updated [[Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]]

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