Panama City – Maracaibo

On October 14, 1958 at 11:00 PM, Panama City – Maracaibo experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, operated by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV, with the event recorded near Mt Alto del Cedro (Serranía de Perijá) Zulia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

23 people were known to be on board, 23 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 17, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on a flight between Panama City and Maracaibo, carrying a crew of 6 and 17 passengers. The crew reported over the Riohacha intersection at 2351LT at an altitude of 15,000 feet and estimated his arrival at Maracaibo-Grano de Oro Airport at 0030LT. At 0015LT the crew reported he was 35 miles out at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The last contact with the aircraft was at 0022LT. It crashed on Alto del Cedro Mountain in the Serranía de Perijá, killing all 23 persons aboard.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-ANC, MSN 4575, year of manufacture 1955.