1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident

1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident
The aircraft involved in the crash
Accident
Date25 February 1962
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteMargarita Island, Venezuela
10°59′N 63°56′W / 10.983°N 63.933°W / 10.983; -63.933
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFairchild F-27
OperatorAvensa
RegistrationYV-C-EVH
Flight originPorlamar Airport, Margarita Island, Venezuela
DestinationCumaná Airport
Passengers20
Crew3
Fatalities23
Injuries0
Survivors0

The 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident occurred on 25 February 1962 when a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner registered YV-C-EVH of Avensa crashed into San Juan mountain on Venezuela's Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea.[1] All 20 passengers and three crew were killed.[1]

Accident

The F-27 was on a scheduled flight from Porlamar Airport to Cumaná Airport, when a few minutes after departure from Portamar, the aircraft impacted San Juan Mountain and was destroyed.

Aircraft

The aircraft, a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner had been built in the United States in 1958 and delivered new to Avensa on 18 September 1958.[2]

References

Citations
  1. ^ a b Civil Aviation Authority 1974, p. 5/62
  2. ^ Eastwood 1991, p. 217
Bibliography
  • World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
  • Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Turbo Prop Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-32-4.