Incident Overview
Date: Monday 25 January 1971
Aircraft Type: Vickers 749 Viscount
Owner/operator: Linea Aeropostal Venezolana – LAV
Registration Number: YV-C-AMV
Location: Paramo Los Conejos –
ÿ Venezuela
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: Vis Viscount aircraftVis Viscount aircraft
Category: Accident
A Viscount aircraft crashed on a wooded mountain slope in the Andes after takeoff from Mrida, resulting in a crash landing after seven minutes. The incident occurred due to a combination of factors, likely involving a sudden loss of control.A Viscount aircraft crashed on a wooded mountain slope in the Andes after takeoff from Mrida, resulting in a crash landing after seven minutes. The incident occurred due to a combination of factors, likely involving a sudden loss of control.
Description
The Viscount contacted trees and crash-landed on a wooded mountain slope in the Andes, seven minutes after takeoff from Mrida.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F5pIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=venezuela%20plane&pg=4011%2C5026868https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F5pIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PgoNAAAAIBAJ&dq=venezuela%20plane&pg=4011%2C5026868Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff, potentially exacerbated by adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Loss of control during takeoff, potentially exacerbated by adverse weather conditions and pilot error.Share on:
