- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 28, 1960
Time: 0822
Location: Near Calabozo, Venezuela
Operator: Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Flight #: ?
Route: Maiquetia - Calabozo
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: YV-C-AFE
cn / ln: 15353/26798
Aboard: 13   (passengers:9  crew:4)
Fatalities: 13   (passengers:9  crew:4)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed after an explosion aboard. Detonation of a hand-grenade brought aboard by a Russian immigrant. The explosion occurred after the captain tried to disarm the man.
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