Fokker F8 crash, Apr 15, 1939, Uruyén Bolívar
Fokker F8 accident on April 15, 1939 near Uruyén Bolívar, Venezuela with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft landed with a tailwind and could not stop...
- Date: April 15, 1939
- Aircraft: Fokker F8
- Location: Uruyén Bolívar, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft landed with a tailwind and could not stop on the remaining strip.
A Venezuelan Government Fokker F.VIII was searching for a captain seized by Pemon Indians when it landed at Kamarata with a tailwind. It overran the strip, ended in a ditch and caught fire, but the fire was put out and all four occupants were unhurt.