Douglas DC-3 YV224
25 January 2001 · Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela · Fatal
Summary
On 25 January 2001 at about 23:00 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered YV224, operated by Rutaca, was involved in an accident near Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela. 24 people were on board and 24 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- YV224
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Rutaca
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Margarita
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA01WA016
People
24 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2001 | Douglas DC-3 | Donalsonville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2001 | Douglas DC-3 | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | Galaxy Air Cargo Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Sep 2000 | Douglas DC-3 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2000 | Douglas DC-3 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2000 | Douglas DC-3 | Nassau, Bahamas | Allied Air Freight, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Nov 2002 | Douglas DC-3 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2001 | Fairchild SA 227-TT MERLIN | SanJose Guaribe, Venezuela | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2001 | Beechcraft 200 | Las Majaguas, Venezuela | Sistema Autonomo de Transporte Y Servicio | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2001 | Cessna 206 | Higuerote, Venezuela | Josua Rojas | Fatal | 7 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Cessna U206G | Valencia, Venezuela | Manuel Florindo Reis Pereira | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2001 | 206 | Minas Parapapoy, Venezuela | Gregorio Catsamantas | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2001 | Beechcraft 55 | Carache, Venezuela | Sergio Sune | Fatal | 1 |