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1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident
The 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident occurred on 25 February 1962 when a Fairchild F-27 twin-engined turboprop airliner registered "YV-C-EVH" of Avensa crashed into San Juan mountain on Venezuelas Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea. All 20 passengers and three crew were killed.
Accident.
The F-27 was on a scheduled flight from Porlamar Airport to Cumaná Airport, when a few minutes after departure from Portamar, the aircraft impacted San Juan Mountain and was destroyed.
Aircraft.
1960s 1962.
- February 25 – In the 1962 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accident, the plane crashes into San Juan mountain on Margarita Island, killing all 23 on board.
- March 1 – American Airlines Flight 1, a Boeing 707, crashes in Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York, due to a rudder malfunction, killing all 95 passengers and crew on board.
- March 4 – Caledonian Airways Flight 153, a Douglas DC-7, crashes into a jungle swamp at Douala, Cameroon, killing all 111 on board