Date: | Sunday 28 January 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-54B-1-DC (DC-4) |
Owner/operator: | Avianca |
Registration: | HK-130 |
MSN: | 10469 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 54 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cúcuta Airport (CUC) -
Colombia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO) |
Destination airport: | Cúcuta-Camilo Daza Airport (CUC/SKCC) |
Narrative:A Douglas C-54 passenger plane, operated by Avianca, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Cúcuta Airport (CUC), Colombia. There were no fatalities.
The airplane operated on a flight from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) to Cúcuta. The C-54 landed hard, causing the main undercarriage to penetrate the wing. Fuel tanks were severed and escaping fuel caught fire.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 29 Jan. 1962 Location
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