Narrative:
Crashed near Hato Nuevo, about 90 km from destination Cartagena.
The flight had departed from San Marcos Airport (SRS), Colombia at 16:21. En route to Cartagena, the pilot had to change course to avoid cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds. Last radio contact was at 17:16.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1951 |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-1 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA |
| Registration: | HK-315 |
| MSN: | 9073 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Hato Nuevo ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | San Marcos Airport (SRS/SKSR), Colombia |
| Cartagena Airport (CTG/SKCG), Colombia |
Crashed near Hato Nuevo, about 90 km from destination Cartagena.
The flight had departed from San Marcos Airport (SRS), Colombia at 16:21. En route to Cartagena, the pilot had to change course to avoid cumulonimbus (Cb) clouds. Last radio contact was at 17:16.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 22 Mar 1951Photos
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Distance from San Marcos Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from San Marcos Airport to Cartagena Airport as the crow flies is 198 km (124 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
- 2932nd loss
- 1029th fatal accident
- 16th worst accident (at the time)
- 58th worst accident (currently)
Colombia- 4th worst accident (at the time)
- 29th worst accident (currently)
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