Avensa Flight 358

Avensa Flight 358
An AVENSA DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Date 22 December 1974
Summary engine failure
Site Near Maturin, Venezuela
Aircraft type McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
Operator AVENSA
Registration YV-C-AVM
Flight origin Maturín Airport, Venezuela
Destination Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela
Passengers 69
Crew 6
Fatalities 75
Survivors 0

Avensa Flight 358 was a scheduled airline flight from Maturín Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela. On 22 December 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, with 69 passengers and 6 crew on board, took off on runway 05 from Maturín Airport.[1] Five minutes after takeoff both engines shut down.[1] The pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed 32 km (20 mi) from the city of Maturín, Venezuela.[1] All 75 on board the flight perished.[1][2]

Cause

The cause for the engine failure and loss of control was not determined.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 ASN Aircraft accident, Sunday 22 December 1974, Retrieved 21 September 2013
  2. tiempo, Volar en Venezuela.Com Portal de Aviación Civil de Venezuela, Aviones, Información, Equipos, Talleres, Estado del. "Resumen de Accidentes Aéreos en Venezuela - Resumen de accidentes aér - Aviones". www.volarenvenezuela.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.

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