Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 February 1962
Aircraft Type: Fairchild F-27
Owner/operator: AVENSA
Registration Number: YV-C-EVH
Location: 10 km from Porlamar –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
An aircraft impacted Cerro Piache during descent through thick clouds while departing Car£pano, Venezuela, at 18:00 hours on Isla de Margarita.An aircraft impacted Cerro Piache during descent through thick clouds while departing Car£pano, Venezuela, at 18:00 hours on Isla de Margarita.
Description
The aircraft departed Car£pano, Venezuela about 18:00 hours on a domestic flight to Porlamar on Isla de Margarita. While descending through thick clouds the aircraft impacted Cerro Piache.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NOUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J2kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2280%2C3937299https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NOUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J2kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2280%2C3937299Primary Cause
Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically dense cloud cover and turbulence.Loss of control due to adverse weather conditions, specifically dense cloud cover and turbulence.Share on:
