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]
.jpg) The aircraft involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 February 1962 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Margarita Island, Venezuela 10°59′N 63°56′W / 10.983°N 63.933°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild F-27 |
| Operator | Avensa |
| Registration | YV-C-EVH |
| Flight origin | Porlamar Airport, Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Destination | Cumaná Airport |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Accident
editThe 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
editThe 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]
References
edit- Citations
- Bibliography
- World Accident Summary. Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-903083-44-2.
- Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Turbo Prop Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-32-4.
