- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 21, 1959 |
Time: | 1530 |
Location: | Near Merida, Venezuela |
Operator: | Linea Expresa Bolivar |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Mérida - Lagunillas - Maracaibo |
AC Type: | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU |
Registration: | YV-C-LBI |
cn / ln: | 33411 |
Aboard: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
Fatalities: | 4 (passengers:2 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route, flying VFR the CARGO plane ran into a cloud covered El Callejon pass at 7,000 feet. The aircraft made a 180deg turn but crashed into the La Culata Peak at an altitude of 13,500 feet. Flying of the aircraft at an insufficient altitude over an area apparently unfamiliar to the pilot. |
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