Avensa Flight 007

Avensa Flight 007[1] 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.[2][3] Twenty-two passengers and one crew member died.[2][3]

Avensa Flight 007
An Avensa DC-9, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date11 March 1983
SummaryPilot error in bad weather
SiteBarquisimeto Airport, Venezuela
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-9-32
OperatorAvensa
RegistrationYV-67C
Flight originCaracas Airport, Venezuela
DestinationBarquisimeto Airport, Venezuela
Occupants50
Passengers45
Crew5
Fatalities23
Injuries10
Survivors27

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.[2] The DC-9 landed hard 1,015 meters beyond the runway threshold, causing the landing gear to collapse. The aircraft subsequently slid off the runway and exploded.[2] The aircraft was carrying 45 passengers and 5 crew, of whom one crewman and 22 of the passengers died. Ten passengers were seriously injured.[2] Amongst the dead was Luis Enrique Arias, sports narrator of the Venezuelan Television Network.[1]

Investigation

The probable causes were ruled to be "Improper in-flight decisions and inadequate supervision of the flight".[2]

References
  1. CorreodeLara (10 December 2020). "Aterrador fue el accidente aéreo de Barquisimeto en 1983". CORREO DE LARA. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. United Kingdom CAA Document CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary (ICAO Summary 1985/2)
  3. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

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