ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277562
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| Date: | Saturday 28 September 1957 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | YV-C-... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Maracaibo -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Maracaibo Airport |
| Miami, FL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
"A Miami-bound Venezuelan Airlines C45 cargo plane crashed in Lake Maracaibo Saturday night" a few minutes after take-off. Bodies of pilot and co-pilot, both Venezuelans, recovered next day.
Sources:
St. Petersburg Times 30 September 1957, p10A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2022 13:48 | TB | Added |
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