Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 21, 1955 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 21, 1955 near Barcelona Anzoátegui, Venezuela with 4 fatalities. Cause: Technical problems during the...
- Date: May 21, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Barcelona Anzoátegui, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Technical problems during the descent led to the ditching.
A DC 3 on a scheduled service from Caracas to Barcelona developed technical problems during the descent and ditched a few kilometers off the coast. Four passengers died, and nine others were rescued. The aircraft sank and was lost.