Narrative:
Forced landing on Brazilian territory (Rió Puritú) near Brazil-Colombian border after engine failure. The airplane operated on a flight from Caucaya.
» El Tiempo 27 December 1941, p1+10
» El Tiempo 29 December 1941, p1+7a
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 1941 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-C Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | 643 |
| MSN: | 5-AT-47 |
| First flight: | 1929-05-23 (11 years 11 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Río Putumayo ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Tarapacá Airport (TCD/SKRA), Colombia |
Forced landing on Brazilian territory (Rió Puritú) near Brazil-Colombian border after engine failure. The airplane operated on a flight from Caucaya.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» El Tiempo 25 April 1941, p1» El Tiempo 27 December 1941, p1+10
» El Tiempo 29 December 1941, p1+7a
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