ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) FAC-688 El Doncello
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Date:Wednesday 8 January 1975
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Operator:SATENA
Registration: FAC-688
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Total:Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near El Doncello (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia
Destination airport:Florencia Airport (FLA/SKFL), Colombia
Narrative:
Crashed into a hill.

Sources:
» El Tiempo 9 January 1975, p1+9A
» El Tiempo 10 January 1975, p6A


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Distance from Neiva Airport to Florencia Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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Douglas DC-3

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