Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 31 January 1942 |
Type: | Curtiss BT-32 Condor II |
Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
Registration: | 653 |
MSN: | 56 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 26 km (16.3 mls) SE of Villavicencio ( Colombia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Mitú Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
Destination airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
Narrative:The aircraft on floats caught fire in flight and crashed.
Sources:
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aerofiles.com» Air Enthusiast 45
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El Tiempo - 2 Feb 1942
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Mitú Airport to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 571 km (357 miles).
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.