 YV-C-EVH, the aircraft involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 February 1962 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Margarita Island, Venezuela 10°59′N63°56′W / 10.983°N 63.933°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild F-27 |
| Operator | Avensa |
| Registration | YV-C-EVH |
| Flight origin | Porlamar Airport, Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Destination | Cumaná Airport |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident occurred on 25 February 1962 when a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner registered YV-C-EVH of Avensa crashed into San Juan mountain on Venezuela 's Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea. [1] All 20 passengers and three crew were killed. [1]
