 While moving through the Windward Islands , Alma also produced strong wind gusts on Grenada . The outer rainbands of Alma spread over Venezuela while the center was still over Trinidad . At about 13 : 00 UTC on August 14 , the rains caused a Linea Aeropostal Venezolana Vickers Viscount 749 turboprop airliner to crash while circling the airport on Isla Margarita . The aircraft struck the side of La Gloria , 26 ft ( 8 m ) below the summit . All but one of the 49 people aboard died on impact ; the co @-@ pilot survived for 17 more days before dying from severe and irreversible brain damage . Also in Venezuela , Alma produced landslides due to heavy rainfall . 
