Canaima - Canaima

On October 2, 1998 at 09:45 AM, Canaima - Canaima experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Servivensa - Servicios Avensa - Servicios Aerovias Venezolanas, with the event recorded near Canaima Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

25 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 24 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 4.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 22, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was completing a charter flight over the Salto Angel falls east of the Mt Auyán-Tepui, in the Canaima National Park, carrying 22 tourists and a crew of three. On approach to Canaima Airport, at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the right engine lost power. The crew continued the approach when the left engine suffered a loss of power as well. The aircraft stalled and crashed in an open field located 1,600 metres short of runway. The copilot was killed and three other occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-611C, MSN 1977, year of manufacture 1938.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 6.2358°, -62.8529°.