Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 28 April 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Linea Aeropostal Venezolana – LAV
Registration Number: YV-C-AFE
Location: 15 km from Calabozo –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: The cockpitThe cockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-3 aircraft crashed on the first leg of a flight from Caracas-Maiquetia Airport to Puerto Ayacucaho via Calabozo, San Fernando and Puerto Paez due to an explosion within the cockpit. Control was lost, and the aircraft sustained a crash.A DC-3 aircraft crashed on the first leg of a flight from Caracas-Maiquetia Airport to Puerto Ayacucaho via Calabozo, San Fernando and Puerto Paez due to an explosion within the cockpit. Control was lost, and the aircraft sustained a crash.
Description
The DC-3 was flying on the first leg of a flight from Caracas-Maiquetia Airport to Puerto Ayacucaho via Calabozo, San Fernando and Puerto Paez when an explosion took place. Control was lost and the plane crashed. It was later determined that an explosive device had detonated in the cockpit. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The aircraft had been properly maintained and there was no evidence of any breakage or structural failure or mechanical failure or defective performance of any component prior to the explosion. The accident was caused by an exploding device.”
Primary Cause
An exploding device detonated in the cockpit.An exploding device detonated in the cockpit.Share on:
