| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 25, 2001 |
| Time: | 1815 |
| Location: | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela |
| Operator: | Rutaca Airlines |
| Flight #: | 224 |
| Route: | Canaina - Ciudad Bolivar - Por La Mar |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3C (C47A-DL) |
| Registration: | YV-224C |
| cn / ln: | 19055 |
| Aboard: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane caught fire shortly after taking off from Ciudad Bolivar where it had made a refueling stop. The pilot was unable to tell the tower what was wrong before rolling inverted and crashing into a neighborhood south of the city. |
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