ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3D HK-1351 San Vicente Airport (SVI)
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Date:Saturday 28 January 1978
Time:13:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3D
Operator:SADELCA Colombia - Sociedad Aérea del Caqueta
Registration: HK-1351
MSN: 42958
First flight: 1946
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:24 km (15 mls) NW of San Vicente Airport (SVI) (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia
Destination airport:San Vicente Airport (SVI/SKSV), Colombia
Narrative:
The aircraft struck a cloud-covered mountain, Cerro Granada, at 6800 feet.

Sources:
» El Tiempo - 29 Feb 1978


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Distance from Neiva Airport to San Vicente Airport as the crow flies is 106 km (66 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.
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Douglas DC-3

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  • 4303rd loss
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