Caracas – Maracaibo – Cúcuta – Bogota

On February 23, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Caracas – Maracaibo – Cúcuta – Bogota experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV, with the event recorded near La Grita Táchira.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On the leg from Maracaibo to Cúcuta, while starting the descent, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and elected to make an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was written off. All 17 occupants were injured, nine of them seriously.

Aircraft reference details include registration YV-AGU, MSN 4205, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 8.1360°, -71.9858°.