Narrative:
The C-46 cargo plane was damaged beyond repair when it force landed in trees, some 10 km from the destination Barranquilla, Colombia. The three crew members were not injured.
» El Tiempo - 6 December 1972, p2B
accident date: 05-12-1972
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: YV-C-TGE
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1972 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Latin Carga |
| Registration: | YV-C-TGE |
| MSN: | 26730 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Galapa ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kingston Airport (KIN/MKJP), Jamaica |
| Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
The C-46 cargo plane was damaged beyond repair when it force landed in trees, some 10 km from the destination Barranquilla, Colombia. The three crew members were not injured.
Sources:
» El Siglo de Torreón 6 December 1972, p4» El Tiempo - 6 December 1972, p2B
Photos
accident date: 05-12-1972
type: Curtiss C-46A Commando
registration: YV-C-TGE
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 Kingston Airport to Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport as the crow flies is 808 km (505 miles).
Distance from Kingston Airport to Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport as the crow flies is 808 km (505 miles).
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