1978 LAV HS 748 accident

1978 LAV HS 748 accident
Accident summary
An HS 748 similar to the accident aircraft
Date	3 March 1978 (1978-03-03)
Summary	Crashed after take-off with instrument problem
Site	In the sea 5.2 km (3.3 miles) off Punta Mulatos, Venezuela)
Passengers	43
Crew	4
Fatalities	47
Survivors	0
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

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 (CCS/SVMI), Venezuela.^[1] All 46 on board were killed.^[1]

Accident

Two minutes after take off from Caracas-Maiquetía Airport (CCS/SVMI), on a domestic flight to Cumaná Airport (CUM/SVCU) the pilot declared an emergency and said he was 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 2 "Airline accidents". Flight International: 744. 18 March 1978.
1 2 CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary (ICAO Summary 2/81) 2. UK Civil Aviation Authority. p. 6/78. ISBN 0 86039 344 5.

External links

ASN accident report

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Jan 1 Air India Flight 855
Feb 11 Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314
Feb 17 British Army Gazelle downing
Mar 1 Continental Airlines Flight 603
Mar 3 LAV HS 748 accident
Mar 13 United Airlines Flight 696
Mar 16 Balkan Bulgarian Tu-134 crash
Apr 20 Korean Air Lines Flight 902
May 8 National Airlines Flight 193
Jun 21 Iranian Chinook shootdown
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Jun 26 Helikopter Service Flight 165
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Sep 3 Air Rhodesia Flight 825
Sep 25 PSA Flight 182
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Oct 3 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
Oct 21 Valentich disappearance
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Dec 21 TWA Flight 541
Dec 23 Alitalia Flight 4128
Dec 28 United Airlines Flight 173

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