Incident Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3) FAC677,
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Date:Sunday 29 December 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47B-40-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC677
MSN: 32550
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Girardot -   Colombia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Cali (ca 13:00)
Destination airport:Apiay
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on banks of river Magdalena while trying to make emergency landing at Girardot with failure of one engine. Pilot, co-pilot and wife of pilot injured, co-pilot serious.

Sources:

El Tiempo 30 December 1957, p1

Revision history:

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