Avensa Flight 007

Avensa Flight 007

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

Avensa Flight 007 ^[1] was a domestic Venezuelan flight operated by Avensa Airlines on 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 the runway and exploded. ^{[2] [3]} Twenty-two passengers and one crew member died. ^{[2] [3]}

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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