Douglas DC-3 crash, Sep 3, 1957 (8 killed), Niquitao Truj...
Douglas DC-3 accident on September 3, 1957 near Niquitao Trujillo, Venezuela with 8 fatalities. Cause: Bad weather affected radio communications and...
- Date: September 3, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Niquitao Trujillo, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Bad weather affected radio communications and the radio compass, the aircraft deviated from its route, and it flew at inadequate height between Bocono and Barinas.
The AVENSA DC 3 left Maiquetia on 3 September 1957 for Barinas and failed to arrive. An emergency was declared, and the wreckage was found on 12 September in the Penas Blancas Hills. All eight people on board died.