1978 Punta Mulatos Linea Aeropostal Venezolana HS-748 crash

1978 LAV HS 748 accident
	File:British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B-FAA, SATA Air Acores AN0386516.jpg An HS 748, similar to the aircraft involved
Accident
Date	3 March 1978
Summary	Crashed after take-off with instrument problem
Site	5.2 km (3.3 miles) off the coast of Punta Mulatos, Venezuela) ; 10°39′07″N 66°55′12″W / 10.652°N 66.92°W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Hawker Siddeley HS 748-283 Srs. 2A
Operator	LAV (Línea Aeropostal Venezolana)
Registration	YV-45C
Flight origin	Caracas-Maiquetía Airport (CCS/SVMI), Caracas, Venezuela
Destination	Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU), Cumaná. Venezuela
Passengers	43
Crew	4
Fatalities	47
Survivors	0

The 1978 LAV HS 748 accident occurred on 3 March 1978 when Hawker Siddeley HS 748 YV-45C, of LAV (Línea Aeropostal Venezolana), crashed into the sea close to Caracas-Maiquetía Airport, Venezuela.^[1] All 46 on board were killed.^[1]

Accident

Two minutes after takeoff from Caracas-Maiquetía Airport, on a domestic flight to Cumaná Airport, the pilots declared an emergency and said they were returning to the airport due to problems with an attitude indicator.^[2] The aircraft crashed into the sea killing all 43 passengers and three crew. Due to the depth of the water it was not possible to recover major parts of the aircraft.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Airline accidents". Flight International: 744. 18 March 1978.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary (ICAO Summary 2/81). Vol. 2. UK Civil Aviation Authority. p. 6/78. ISBN 0-86039-344-5.

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[flight-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Airline accidents". Flight International: 744. 18 March 1978.

[caa-2] 2.0 ^2.1 CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary (ICAO Summary 2/81). Vol. 2. UK Civil Aviation Authority. p. 6/78. ISBN 0-86039-344-5.

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v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in Venezuela
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1960s	Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident (February 1962) Pan Am Flight 217 (December 1968) Viasa Flight 742 (March 1969) Air France Flight 212 (December 1969)
1970s	Avensa Flight 358 (December 1974) Punta Mulatos Linea Aeropostal Venezolana HS-748 crash (March 1978)
1980s	Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash (November 1980) Avensa Flight 007 (March 1983)
1990s	Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108 (March 1991) Cubana de Aviación Flight 310 (December 1999)
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File:British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B-FAA, SATA Air Acores AN0386516.jpg An HS 748, similar to the aircraft involved
Date	3 March 1978 (1978-03-03)
Summary	Crashed after take-off with instrument problem
Site	5.2 km (3.3 miles) off the coast of Punta Mulatos, Venezuela) 10°39′07″N 66°55′12″W / 10.652°N 66.92°W / 10.652; -66.92
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Hawker Siddeley HS 748-283 Srs. 2A
Operator	LAV (Línea Aeropostal Venezolana)
Registration	YV-45C
Flight origin	Caracas-Maiquetía Airport (CCS/SVMI), Caracas, Venezuela
Destination	Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU), Cumaná. Venezuela
Passengers	43
Crew	4
Fatalities	47
Survivors	0