# NTSB DCA01WA016: Douglas DC-3, Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela, January 25, 2001

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 25, 2001, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 24 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 51402
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA01WA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51402/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01WA016

## Aircraft

- Registration: YV224 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Douglas DC-3
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Rutaca
- Departed: SVCB, OF
- Destination: SVMG, MARGARITA, OF
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported
- Wind: 0° at 0 knots
- Visibility: 0 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 0 ft unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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