2008 Conviasa Boeing 737 crash

Infobox Aircraft accident
name = ConViasa ferry flight


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date = August 30, 2008
type = Crash into terrain
site = Illiniza Volcano, Ecuador
coords = coord|0|39|34|S|78|42|49|W|type:mountain
aircraft_type = Boeing 737-291 Advanced
aircraft_name =
operator = Conviasa
tail_number = airreg|YV|102T|disaster
origin = Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela
stopover =
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destination = Latacunga, Ecuador
passengers = 0
crew = 3
injuries = 0
fatalities = 3
survivors = 0

A Conviasa Boeing 737-291 Advanced (registered as YV-102T) ferry flight from Maiquetia, Venezuela to Latacunga, Ecuador crashed into Illiniza Volcano. The aircraft had been stored at Caracas and was being ferried to a new owner. There were 3 crew on board, none of whom survived.cite web |url=http://www.b737.org.uk/accident_reports.htm|title= Boeing 737 Accident Reports|accessdate=2008-09-06 |publisher= b737.org.uk |language=English]

Aircraft

The crashed plane first flew on June 23, 1978 to Frontier Airlines. It later was operated by United Airlines and Atlantic Airlines de Honduras before changing hands to Conviasa.cite web |url=http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/Boeing/737/21545.html |title= YV102T Conviasa Boeing 737-291(A) - cn 21545 / ln 525 - Planespotters.net|accessdate=2008-09-06 |publisher= Planespotters.net |language=English]

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