26
Mar
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – YV-C-AKU
Engine problems following takeoff forced the crew to return to Maiquetia Airport. During the attempt to return, the DC-3 struck Playa G...
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando – YV-C-LBI
The Curtiss C-46 departed Merida at 15:05 for a flight to Lagunillas and Maracaibo. En route at 7000 feet it appeared that the El Calle...
26
Mar
Fairchild F-27 – YV-C-EVH
The aircraft fell back on the runway following a premature undercarriage retraction on takeoff. The no.2 propeller and fuselage were d...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-1049G-82 Super Constellation – YV-C-ANC
The Super Constellation crew, en route to Maracaibo, reported over Riohacha at 23:51 at FL150, estimating arrival at Maracaibo at 00:30...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-82A Packet – HK-930
The Fairchild C-82A Packet transport plane departed Arauca, Colombia at 09:30, bound for C£cuta, Colombia. Last radio contact was about...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) – YV-C-AVG
The DC-3 had been chartered by Socony Mobil Oil to fly 5 passengers to Barinas. The aircraft took off at 09:03, but failed to arrive at...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) – YV-C-AFA
The DC-3 crashed and caught fire five minutes after departure from Calabozo while on a flight to Bruzual without passengers. The three ...
26
Mar
Lockheed L-749-79 Constellation – YV-C-AMA
LAV Flight 253 departed New York-Idlewild Airport on a 9h48 min flight to Caracas-Maiquetia. Cruising altitude was FL170. Last two mess...
26
Mar
Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune – 122466
The Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune crashed while en-route to Antarctica to search for a missing US Navy DHC-3 Otter. Over the northern coast o...