Maiquetía – Guatemala City

On September 14, 1955 at 12:00 AM, Maiquetía – Guatemala City experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by AVENSA - Aerovias Venezolanas, with the event recorded near Maracaibo Zulia.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While cruising off Maracaibo, the airplane went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-EVL.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.6704°, -71.6125°.