YV-AFO

On April 15, 1939 at 12:00 AM, YV-AFO experienced a crash involving Fokker F8, operated by Venezuelan Government, with the event recorded near Uruyén Bolívar.

The flight was categorized as government 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a search flight following the abduction of Captain Cardona Puig by local Indians. Pilot landed with a tail wind and was unable to stop the aircraft on the remaining distance. The aircraft overrun and came to rest in flames in a ditch. The fire was quickly extinguished, all four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was recovered in 2001 and ferried to The Netherlands by the Aviadome Musuem.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-AFO, MSN 5041, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 5.6829°, -62.4518°.