Narrative:
The DC-3 struck a fog-shrouded hill and crashed about five minutes after takeoff.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 15 December 1948 |
| Time: | 07:35 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA |
| Registration: | C-310 |
| MSN: | 13807 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 40 km (25 mls) W of Bogotá ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
The DC-3 struck a fog-shrouded hill and crashed about five minutes after takeoff.
Classification:
Sources:
» La Nación (Santiago) 16 December 1948, p20Photos
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Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 696 km (435 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Barranquilla-Soledad Airport as the crow flies is 696 km (435 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 2700th loss
- 904th fatal accident
- 9th worst accident (at the time)
- 49th worst accident (currently)
Colombia- 2nd worst accident (at the time)
- 28th worst accident (currently)
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