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| image = 154bb - AVENSA DC-9-51; YV-820C@CCS;15.10.2001 (4794140070).jpg
| image = 154bb - AVENSA DC-9-51; YV-820C@CCS;15.10.2001 (4794140070).jpg
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| alt =
| caption = An AVENSA DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
| caption = An AVENSA DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
| date = 22 December 1974
| date = 22 December 1974
| summary = [[engine failure]]
| summary = Loss of control for undetermined reasons
| site = Near [[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport|Maturín Airport]], [[Maturín]], Venezuela
| site = Near [[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport|Maturín Airport]], [[Maturín]], Venezuela
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| occurrence_type = Accident
| occurrence_type = Accident
| aircraft_type = [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14]]
| aircraft_type = [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14]]
| aircraft_name =
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| operator = [[AVENSA]]
| operator = [[AVENSA]]
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| origin = [[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport|Maturín Airport]], Venezuela
| origin = [[José Tadeo Monagas International Airport|Maturín Airport]], Venezuela
| stopover =
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| destination = [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]], Venezuela
| destination = [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]], Venezuela
| passengers = 69
| passengers = 69
| crew = 6
| crew = 6
| fatalities = 75
| fatalities = 75
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'''Avensa Flight 358''' was a scheduled airline flight from [[Maturín Airport]] to [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in Venezuela that crashed on 22 December 1974 killing all 75 people on board.
'''Avensa Flight 358''' was a scheduled airline flight from [[Maturín Airport]] to [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in Venezuela that crashed on 22 December 1974 killing all 75 people on board.
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== Accident ==
== Accident ==
On 22 December 1974, the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]], with 69 passengers and 6 crew on board, took off on runway 05 from Maturín Airport.<ref name="asn">{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|date=|title=ASN Aircraft accident|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19741222-1|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 September 2013|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> Five minutes after takeoff both engines shut down.<ref name="asn" /> The pilots notified the control tower. The pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed {{convert|32|km|abbr=on|mi nmi}} from the city of [[Maturín]], Venezuela.<ref name="asn" /> All 75 on board the flight perished.<ref name="asn" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1236|title=Resumen de Accidentes Aéreos en Venezuela - Resumen de accidentes aér - Aviones|website=www.volarenvenezuela.com|publisher=Volar en Venezuela.Com Portal de Aviación Civil de Venezuela, Aviones, Información, Equipos, Talleres, Estado del tiempo|language=Spanish|trans-title=Summary of Air Accidents in Venezuela - Summary of air accidents - Aircraft|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>
On 22 December 1974, the [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]], with 69 passengers and 6 crew on board, took off on runway 05 from Maturín Airport.<ref name="asn">{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|date=|title=ASN Aircraft accident|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19741222-1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407060908/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19741222-1 |archive-date=7 April 2005 |access-date=21 September 2013|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> In command was 49-year-old Captain Diógenes Torrellas Leon, a veteran pilot with 25,000 hours of flying time, and the First Officer was Norberto Vivas Uzcátegui. Five minutes after takeoff the pilots declared an emergency to the control tower. The pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed {{convert|32|km|abbr=on|mi nmi}} from the city of [[Maturín]], Venezuela.<ref name="asn" /> All 75 on board the flight perished.<ref name="asn" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1236|title=Resumen de Accidentes Aéreos en Venezuela - Resumen de accidentes aér - Aviones|website=www.volarenvenezuela.com|publisher=Volar en Venezuela.Com Portal de Aviación Civil de Venezuela, Aviones, Información, Equipos, Talleres, Estado del tiempo|language=Spanish|trans-title=Summary of Air Accidents in Venezuela - Summary of air accidents - Aircraft|access-date=2017-01-09}}</ref>


== Cause ==
== Cause ==
Venezuelan authorities and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident.
Venezuelan authorities and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The cause of the accident was not determined, though an elevator malfunction was considered.<ref name="asn" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Douglas DC-9-14 near Maturín: 75 killed |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-9-14-near-maturin-75-killed |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.baaa-acro.com |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref>

The cause of the accident was determined as an engine failure. The cause for the engine failure and loss of control was not determined.<ref name="asn" />


== In popular culture ==
== In popular culture ==
This accident was briefly featured on the Globovisión channel on 23 February 2008, due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.
This accident was briefly featured on the Globovisión channel on 23 February 2008, due to the crash of [[Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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=== Similar accidents ===
=== Similar accidents ===
* [[Southern Airways Flight 242]]
* [[Southern Airways Flight 242]]
* [[British Airways Flight 9]]
* [[British Airways Flight 009]]
* [[Gimli Glider]]
* [[Gimli Glider]]
* [[TACA Flight 110]]
* [[TACA Flight 110]]
* [[Avianca Flight 52]]
* [[Avianca Flight 052]]
* [[Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751]]
* [[Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751]]
* [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 421]]
* [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 421]]
==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-tNN06lXs
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg-tNN06lXs


http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1236
http://www.volarenvenezuela.com/vev/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1236


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Latest revision as of 22:41, 24 December 2024

Avensa Flight 358
An AVENSA DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date22 December 1974
SummaryLoss of control for undetermined reasons
SiteNear Maturín Airport, Maturín, Venezuela
9°46′N 63°10′W / 9.767°N 63.167°W / 9.767; -63.167
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
OperatorAVENSA
RegistrationYV-C-AVM
Flight originMaturín Airport, Venezuela
DestinationSimón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela
Passengers69
Crew6
Fatalities75
Survivors0

Avensa Flight 358 was a scheduled airline flight from Maturín Airport to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela that crashed on 22 December 1974 killing all 75 people on board.

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved was a seven-year-old DC-9-14, which had been delivered to Avensa from McDonnell Douglas in 1967.[1]

Accident

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On 22 December 1974, the McDonnell Douglas DC-9, with 69 passengers and 6 crew on board, took off on runway 05 from Maturín Airport.[2] In command was 49-year-old Captain Diógenes Torrellas Leon, a veteran pilot with 25,000 hours of flying time, and the First Officer was Norberto Vivas Uzcátegui. Five minutes after takeoff the pilots declared an emergency to the control tower. The pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed 32 km (20 mi; 17 nmi) from the city of Maturín, Venezuela.[2] All 75 on board the flight perished.[2][3]

Cause

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Venezuelan authorities and the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the accident. The cause of the accident was not determined, though an elevator malfunction was considered.[2][4]

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This accident was briefly featured on the Globovisión channel on 23 February 2008, due to the crash of Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.

See also

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Similar accidents

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References

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  1. ^ "YV-C-AVM AVENSA McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Resumen de Accidentes Aéreos en Venezuela - Resumen de accidentes aér - Aviones" [Summary of Air Accidents in Venezuela - Summary of air accidents - Aircraft]. www.volarenvenezuela.com (in Spanish). Volar en Venezuela.Com Portal de Aviación Civil de Venezuela, Aviones, Información, Equipos, Talleres, Estado del tiempo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Crash of a Douglas DC-9-14 near Maturín: 75 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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