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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

ATR-42 Crashes in Venezuela

All 46 people aboard an ATR-42-300 died when the twin turboprop operated by regional carrier Santa Barbara Airlines slammed into the sheer face of a foggy Andean mountain after departing the airport at Merida, Venezuela on Feb. 21.  The pilots made no distress calls before crashing with 43 passengers and a crew of three aboard. The popular tourist destination is wedged between two mountain peaks. The regional aircraft crashed six miles from the Merida airport, en route to Caracas.
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