| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 03, 1978 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Off Caracas, Venezuela |
| Operator: | LAV - Linea Aeropostal Venezolana |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Caracas - Cumana |
| AC Type: | British Aerospace 748 2A |
| Registration: | YV-45C |
| cn / ln: | 1744 |
| Aboard: | 47 (passengers:43 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 47 (passengers:43 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed into the ocean shortly after takeoff due to problems with the artificial horizon. The pilot radioed he was having an instrument failure. The plane the banked to the left and crashed into the sea. |
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