Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 1, 1959 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 1, 1959 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela with 3 fatalities. Cause: The cause...
- Date: December 1, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was propeller overspeed followed by failure of the right engine.
A Linea Aeropostal Venezolana, LAV, Douglas C 47 on a local test flight from Maiquetía reported right engine trouble shortly after takeoff and asked to return for an emergency landing. It crashed on Mt Playa Grande near the airport, destroying the aircraft and killing all three crew. The accident is attributed to an overspeeding propeller followed by failure of the starboard engine.