Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 9, 1961 (12 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 9, 1961 near Páramo de Turmal Trujillo, Venezuela with 12 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error by the...
- Date: March 9, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Páramo de Turmal Trujillo, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigation error by the crew, who were not following the assigned route; the aircraft struck a mountain near Páramo de Turmal.
A Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Douglas C 47 was flying a scheduled service from San Antonio del Tachira towards Caracas on 9 March 1961. A navigation error by the crew put it off its route and it struck a mountain slope at Paramo Turmal. All 12 people on board were killed.