Caracas – Cumaná

On March 3, 1978 at 12:00 AM, Caracas – Cumaná experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV, with the event recorded near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

47 people were known to be on board, 47 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: 43, passenger fatalities: 43, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Maiquetía-Simon Bolivar Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control, entered a dive and crashed into the sea few km off Macuto. All 47 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-45C, MSN 1744, year of manufacture 1976.