1980 Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash
Fatal aviation accident in Venezuela
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On 3 November 1980, a Latin Carga Convair 880 crashed in Caracas, Venezuela.[2]
 The aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 November 1980 |
| Summary | Crash during training flight |
| Site | |
 | |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair 880 |
| Operator | Latin Carga |
| Registration | YV-145C |
| Flight origin | Simón Bolívar International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Destination | Tocumen International Airport, Panama City, Panama[1] |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Latin Carga was a Venezuelan cargo airline. Most of the airline's aircraft were small turbo-props, but it later obtained two used jet airliners.[2]
The aircraft involved was a Convair CV-880F, (registered as YV-145C, with serial number 22-00-64) built in 1962.[2]
Four crew members took off from Simón Bolivar International Airport on November 3, 1980, on a training flight to Panama. Soon after take-off, the plane plummeted and crashed at the end of the runway, bursting into flames and causing the deaths of all 4 occupants. The aircraft also transported all the equipment and gear of English musician and songwriter Peter Frampton, who was touring in Latin America at the time.[2][3][1]
See also
- Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 - a similar training crash involving a Delta Air Lines airplane.
