Caracas - Porlamar

On August 14, 1974 at 09:20 AM, Caracas - Porlamar experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV, with the event recorded near Porlamar Nueva Esparta.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

48 people were known to be on board, 48 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: 44, passenger fatalities: 44, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. While descending to Porlamar-Del Caribe-General en Jefe Santiago Mariño Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility and heavy rain falls. In accordance with ATC, the crew decided to divert to Cumaná Airport and while completing a turn to change heading, the four engine airplane struck the peak La Gloria located about 10 km northeast of Porlamar Airport. The wreckage was found eight meters below the summit and the copilot, seriously injured, was evacuated to an hospital in Caracas while 47 other occupants were killed. 17 days later, the copilot Ivan Rodolfo Magallanes died from his injuries.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-C-AMX, MSN 95, year of manufacture 1956.

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