Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1965 |
Time: | 05:15 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46R Commando |
Owner/operator: | Associated Aviation Industries |
Registration: | N1210W |
MSN: | 33595 |
Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | N of Urrao -
Colombia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
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Narrative:A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Urrao, Colombia. The crew continued VFR in instrument weather conditions until the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain called Cerro Pelado between the cities of Frontino and Urrao.
The airplane carried a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was located about January 10, 1966.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | COL65AA373 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
El Tiempo - 11 Jan 1966 NTSB COL65AA373
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