- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 25, 2001 |
Time: | 1815 |
Location: | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela |
Operator: | Rutaca Airlines |
Flight #: | 224 |
Route: | Canaina - Ciudad Bolivar - Por La Mar |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3C (C47A-DL) |
Registration: | YV-224C |
cn / ln: | 19055 |
Aboard: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:20 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane caught fire shortly after taking off from Ciudad Bolivar where it had made a refueling stop. The pilot was unable to tell the tower what was wrong before rolling inverted and crashing into a neighborhood south of the city. |
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