Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 25, 2001 (24 killed), Ciudad Bolí...
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 25, 2001 near Ciudad Bolívar-Tomás de Heres, Bolívar, Venezuela with 24 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control following...
- Date: January 25, 2001
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Ciudad Bolívar-Tomás de Heres, Bolívar, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control following an engine failure for unknown reasons.
A Rutaca DC-3 charter turned back to Ciudad Bolivar after an engine failure shortly after takeoff. While approaching runway 07 it stalled short of the runway near El Peru and burst into flames. Accounts of the death toll vary, but about 24 people on board died and people on the ground were seriously injured.