Avensa Flight 358 was a scheduled airline flight from Maturín Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela that crashed on 22 December 1974 killing all 75 people on board.
.jpg) An AVENSA DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 December 1974 |
| Summary | Loss of control for undetermined reasons |
| Site | Near Maturín Airport, Maturín, Venezuela |
| Aircraft | |
| 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 |
Aircraft
The aircraft involved was a seven-year-old DC-9-14, which had been delivered to Avensa from McDonnell Douglas in 1967.[1]
Accident
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.[2] Five minutes after takeoff the pilots declared an emergency to the control tower. The pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed 32 km (20 mi; 17 nmi) from the city of Maturín, Venezuela.[2] All 75 on board the flight perished.[2][3]
Cause
Venezuelan authorities and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The cause of the accident was not determined, though an elevator malfunction was considered.[2][4]
In popular culture
This accident was briefly featured on the Globovisión channel on 23 February 2008, due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.
See also
- Aviation accidents and incidents
- List of aircraft accidents and incidents resulting in at least 50 fatalities
- List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft
Similar accidents
References
External links
http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1236