Avro 748 crash, Mar 3, 1978 (47 killed), Caracas-Maiquetí...
Avro 748 accident on March 3, 1978 near Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela with 47 fatalities.
- Date: March 3, 1978
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Caracas-Maiquetía-Simón Bolívar Vargas, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 47
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 3 March 1978 a Linea Aeropostal Venezolana HS 748 (YV-45C) operating a scheduled flight from Caracas to Cumana went out of control shortly after takeoff from Maiquetia and dove into the sea off Macuto. All occupants were killed. The pilots had declared an emergency about two minutes after takeoff citing an attitude indicator problem.