Avensa Flight 007
Avensa Flight 007 was operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 which crashed on 11 March 1983 on a domestic flight from Caracas Airport to Barquisimeto Airport, Venezuela. It landed hard, skidded off of the runway and exploded. Twenty-two passengers and one crew member died.
An Avensa DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 March 1983 |
| Summary | Pilot error in bad weather |
| Site | Barquisimeto Airport, Venezuela |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator | Avensa |
| Registration | YV-67C |
| Flight origin | Caracas Airport, Venezuela |
| Destination | Barquisimeto Airport, Venezuela |
| Occupants | 50 |
| Passengers | 45 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 27 |
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