Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 July 1962
Aircraft Type: Canadair C-4-1 North Star
Owner/operator: Linea Expresa Bolivar – LEBCA
Registration Number: YV-C-LBV
Location: off Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS) –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/fuel systemAircraft engine/fuel system
Category: Accident
A Canadair C-4 aircraft crashed into the sea off La Guaria, east of Maiquetia Airport due to fuel exhaustion.A Canadair C-4 aircraft crashed into the sea off La Guaria, east of Maiquetia Airport due to fuel exhaustion.
Description
The Canadair C-4 crashed into the sea off La Guaria, east of Maiquetia Airport due to fuel exhaustion.
Primary Cause
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