Narrative:
The DC-3 force-landed on the bank of Río Guayas after the right engine caught fire shortly after take-off from Guayaquil.
The three passengers escaped unhurt. One crew member was injured.
» El Informador 23 January 1947, p15
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | TACA de Colombia |
| Registration: | C-204 |
| MSN: | 19725 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Guayaquil Airport (GYE) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU), Ecuador |
| Lima-Limatambo Airport (LIM/SPIM), Peru |
The DC-3 force-landed on the bank of Río Guayas after the right engine caught fire shortly after take-off from Guayaquil.
The three passengers escaped unhurt. One crew member was injured.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
» Civil Aircraft Registers of Colombia / Air Britain Historians, 1983» El Informador 23 January 1947, p15
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport to Lima-Limatambo Airport as the crow flies is 1145 km (715 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport to Lima-Limatambo Airport as the crow flies is 1145 km (715 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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