Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 27 August 1972
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Linea Aeropostal Venezolana – LAV
Registration Number: YV-C-AKE
Location: near Canaima Airport (CAJ) –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: No. 1 engineNo. 1 engine
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft returned to the airport with a failed No. 1 engine, resulting in a crash.A DC-3 aircraft returned to the airport with a failed No. 1 engine, resulting in a crash.
Description
The DC-3 crashed while the crew where returning to the airport with a failed no. 1 engine.
Primary Cause
Failed No. 1 engineFailed No. 1 engineShare on:
