Last updated: 3 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 1951 |
| Time: | ca 06:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin - SAM |
| Registration: | HK-504 |
| MSN: | 10062 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
| Cartagena Airport (CTG/SKCG), Colombia |
The C-47 transport plane departed Medellín at 05:40 on a cargo flight to Cartagena, Colombia. The flight made an emergency return to the airport and crashed after striking the chimney of the Tejicóndor factory in the Belén suburb of Medellín. One person died on the ground as a result of the accident.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 14 June 1950, p1+7Photos
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 Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 467 km (292 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 467 km (292 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
