Caracas - Caracas

On November 3, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Caracas - Caracas experienced a crash involving Convair CV-880, operated by Latin Carga - Latinamericana Aérea de Carga, with the event recorded near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Airport. After liftoff, during initial climb, the airplane lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. All four occupants were killed. It is believed that the loss of control was the consequence of a loss of power on one or more engine.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-145C, MSN 22-00-64, year of manufacture 1962.