Avensa Flight 358: Difference between revisions

Avensa Flight 358
Occurrence
Date	22 December 1974
Summary	Double engine failure
Site	Near Maturin, Venezuela
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14
Operator	AVENSA
Registration	YV-C-AVM
Flight origin	Maturín Airport, Venezuela
Destination	Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela
Passengers	67
Crew	6
Fatalities	77
Survivors	0

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On 22 December 1974 Avensa Flight 358 took off on runway 05 from Maturín Airport on a flight to Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 had 67 passengers and 6 crew on board. Five minutes after takeoff from Maturín Airport both engines shut down. Then the pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed near the city of Maturin, Venezuela killing all 77 on board.

Cause

The cause for the engine failure and loss of control was not determined.

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-On 22 December 1974 '''Avensa Flight 358''' took off on runway 05 from [[Maturín Airport]] on a flight to [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in [[Venezuela]]. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 had 67 passengers and 6 crew on the on board. Five minutes after takeoff from [[Maturín Airport]] both engines shut down. Then the pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed near the city of  [[Maturin]], [[Venezuela]] killing all 77 on board.
+On 22 December 1974 '''Avensa Flight 358''' took off on runway 05 from [[Maturín Airport]] on a flight to [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in [[Venezuela]]. The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 had 67 passengers and 6 crew on board. Five minutes after takeoff from [[Maturín Airport]] both engines shut down. Then the pilots lost control of the aircraft and crashed near the city of  [[Maturin]], [[Venezuela]] killing all 77 on board.
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