Latin Carga
Latin Carga was a Venezuelan cargo airline that operated from 1963 to 1980. It operated different types of aircraft, from turboprops to jetliners.
History
The airline began flying in 1963 as Tigres Voladores. In 1972, the airline changed its name to Latin Carga. On November 3 1980 Latin Carga lost it's only Convair CV 880 in a crash. Same year it ceased to exist.Destinations
'- Oranjestad
- Barranquilla
- Kingston
- Panama City
- Miami
- Caracas Hub
- Maracaibo
- Porlamar
- Puerto Ayacucho
Fleet
- 2 Convair 880
- 11 Curtiss C-46 Commando
- 1 Douglas C-47A Skytrain
- 1 Douglas DC-6A
- 1 Douglas DC-6B
- 1 Douglas DC-7C
Incidents and accidents
- On December 5, 1972, a Curtiss C-46 Commando, flying from Kingston to Barranquilla, was damaged beyond repair when it force landed in trees, 10 kilometers from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport. All 3 crew members were not injured.
- YV-140C was written off in 1975
- On November 3, 1980, a Convair 880 crashed on take-off from Simon Bolivar International Airport, resulting in the deaths of 4 occupants, and destruction of the aircraft.