- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 16, 1969 |
Time: | 1400 |
Location: | Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela |
Operator: | Venezolana Internacional de Aviacion |
Flight #: | 742 |
Route: | Maracaibo - Miami |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Registration: | YV-C-AVD |
cn / ln: | 47243/448 |
Aboard: | 84 (passengers:74 crew:10) |
Fatalities: | 84 (passengers:74 crew:10) |
Ground: | 71 |
Summary: | Seconds after becoming airborne, the aircraft struck electrical power lines and crashed into houses in the La Trinidad section of the city. Takeoff calculations made from erroneous information. Faulty temperature sensor along the runway. San Francisco Giants pitcher Nestor Chavez, 22, killed. |
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