Accident Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman HK-454,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31982
 
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Date:Friday 19 June 1959
Time:c. 12:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman
Owner/operator:private
Registration: HK-454
MSN: 323
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NW of Barrancabermeja -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Aguasclaras
Destination airport:Barrancarbermeja
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit tree during forced landing after engine caught fire. Pilot and owner Cap Walter Trujillo Villegas (32) died.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.norsemanhistory.ca/Aircraft.htm
El Tiempo 20 June 1959, p1+18

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
11-May-2011 05:14 TB Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative]
03-Feb-2014 14:33 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2014 16:17 TB Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
05-Nov-2016 14:47 A.J. Scholten Updated [Cn]
25-Jul-2017 14:11 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]

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