Porlamar – Cumaná

On February 25, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Porlamar – Cumaná experienced a crash involving Fairchild F27, operated by AVENSA - Aerovias Venezolanas, with the event recorded near Porlamar Nueva Esparta.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) 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: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 20, passenger fatalities: 20, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Porlamar Airport, while climbing, the airplane struck the slope of Mt San Juan located few km from the airfield. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 23 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-EVH, MSN 12, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.9726°, -63.8389°.