Maiquetía - Maiquetía

The crew departed Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport for a local training flight. En route, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea few km off shore. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Flight / Schedule

Maiquetía - Maiquetía

Registration

YV-C-LBV

MSN

147

Year of Manufacture

1949

Date

July 6, 1962 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Caracas Caracas Federal District

Region

South America • Venezuela

Coordinates

10.4902°, -66.8917°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On July 6, 1962 at 12:00 AM, Maiquetía - Maiquetía experienced a crash involving Canadair C-4 North Star, operated by Linea Expressa Bolivar Compania Aérea - LEBCA, with the event recorded near Caracas Caracas Federal District.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport for a local training flight. En route, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea few km off shore. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-LBV, MSN 147, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 10.4902°, -66.8917°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew departed Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport for a local training flight. En route, all four engines stopped simultaneously. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea few km off shore. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

3

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 3

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Maiquetía - Maiquetía

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

South America • Venezuela

Aircraft Details

Registration

YV-C-LBV

MSN

147

Year of Manufacture

1949