Accident reports DC-3C YV-224C

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Accident Report: submitted by: William O'Grady - William.OGrady@Yale.edu

Douglas DC-3C Rutaca YV-224C

Updated 7:58 PM ET January 25, 2001

CARACAS, Venezuela - An airplane carrying 24 people, including 20 European
tourists, crashed Thursday in southern Venezuela, an airline spokesman said. All on
board were killed, he said.

Rutaca Flight 224 crashed in the evening near the southern city of Ciudad Bolivar,
said Victor Arauja, a pilot for Rutaca. The cause of the crash of the DC-3 aircraft
wasn't immediately known.

There were no survivors, Arauja told The Associated Press.

The plane was carrying 20 passengers - among them European tourists - as well as
four Venezuelan crew members, Arauja said. The identities and nationalities of the
20 passengers weren't immediately known.

The crash occurred during a flight from Canaima, in southern Bolivar state, to the
northeastern city of Por La Mar, in Nueva Esparta state. The plane reportedly
went down in a neighborhood, injuring two children on the ground, Arauja said.

From: "Aircraft Accident Digest" submitted by: Coert Munk - c.munk@teuge-airport.nl

25 JAN 2001 - Douglas DC-3C Rutaca YV-224C Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) - 24(24)

ASN ACCIDENT DIGEST 2001-02:

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Date: 25.01.2001
Time: ca 18.15h local time
Type: Douglas DC-3C
Operator: Rutaca
Registration: YV-224C
C/n: 19055
Year built: 1943
Crew: 4 fatalities / 4 on board
Passengers: 20 fatalities / 20 on board
Total: 24 fatalities / 24 on board
Location: Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela)
Phase: Climb
Nature: Non Scheduled Passenger
Flight: Ciudad Bolívar APT - Porlamar (Flightnumber 225)
Remarks:
The DC-3 was flying tourists back from Canaima to Porlamar and made a refuelling stop at Ciudad Bolívar. Shortly after takeoff engine problems force the pilot to return to Ciudad Bolívar. While trying to return, control was lost and the DC-3 crashed into the residential El Perú area, vía La piscina. The aircraft struck a large tree and burst into flames.

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Source:
La Hora Digital; El Universal; Exequiel Perez Millan

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