Passengers 45 Fatalities 23 Aircraft type Douglas DC-9-32 Number of deaths 23 Survivor 27 | Crew 5 Survivors 27 Date 11 March 1983 Operator Avensa Passenger count 45 | |
Summary Pilot error in bad weather Site Jacinto Lara International Airport Similar Ozark Air Lines Flight 650, Aeroflot Flight 601, 1983 British Airways S, 1983 Guilin Airport collision, Turkish Airlines Flight 158 | ||
The 1983 Avensa Douglas DC-9 crash occurred on 11 March 1983 when an Avensa Douglas DC-9 airliner on a domestic flight in Venezuela from Caracas Airport to Barquisimeto Airport where it landed hard, slid off of the runway and exploded. Twenty-two passengers and one crew member died.
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Accident
The Douglas DC-9, registration YV-67C, was on an internal flight when it made an ILS approach in thick fog at Barquisimeto Airport, Venezuela. The DC-9 landed hard 1015 metres beyond the runway threshold, causing the landing gear to collapse, and the aircraft subsequently slid off the runway and exploded. The aircraft was carrying 45 passengers and five crew, of whom one crew member and 22 of the passengers died, while ten passengers were seriously injured.
Investigation
The probable cause was 'Improper in-flight decisions and inadequate supervision of the flight were contributory factors.'