Douglas DC-9 crash, Apr 2, 1993 (11 killed), Margarita Is...
Douglas DC-9 accident on April 2, 1993 near Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela with 11 fatalities. Cause: Not determined; investigators could...
- Date: April 2, 1993
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined; investigators could not establish the cause with certainty due to a lack of evidence.
A Linea Aeropostal Venezolana DC-9 on a post-maintenance test flight from Caracas lost control and crashed into the sea about 16 km off Margarita Island. It broke up on impact and most of the wreckage sank and was not recovered. All 11 people aboard, three crew and eight engineers and technicians, were killed.