Paramaribo – Georgetown – Willemstad

On May 23, 1969 at 05:00 AM, Paramaribo – Georgetown – Willemstad experienced a crash involving Curtiss C-46 Commando, operated by Kimex, with the event recorded near Barcelona Anzoátegui.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a cargo flight from Paramaribo to Willemstad, Curaçao, with an intermediate stop in Georgetown, Guyana. During the second leg, while in cruise altitude, the crew informed ATC about the failure of the right engine and obtained the permission to divert to Barcelona for a safe landing. On final approach by night, the airplane stalled and crashed in a field. The copilot was killed while three other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1247N, MSN 22565, year of manufacture 1945.

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