Caracas – Barcelona

On May 21, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Caracas – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV, with the event recorded near Barcelona Anzoátegui.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.8%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Barcelona along the coast, the crew encountered technical issues and decided to ditch the aircraft few km off shore. Four passengers were killed while nine other occupants were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-ALU, MSN 4791, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.1603°, -64.6864°.