1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident
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| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 February 1962 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild F-27 |
| Operator | Avensa |
| Registration | YV-C-EVH |
| Flight origin | Porlamar Airport, Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Destination | Cumaná Airport |
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]
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