ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) HK-1270 Puerto López
ASN logo
 

Status:
Date:Thursday 12 February 1970
Time:07:38
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Lineas Aéreas La Urraca
Registration: HK-1270
MSN: 4544
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Puerto López (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia
Destination airport:Inírida-César Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA/SKPD), Colombia
Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 passenger plane, operated by the Colombian airline La Urraca, was destroyed when it crashed near Puerto López, Colombia. Of the fourteen occupants, one survived. The survivor, a 22 year old male passenger died of his injuries on February 15.
The airplane had departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC) at 06:20, bound for Puerto Inírida (PDA). Some 55 minutes into the flight, the no. 1 engine oversped. The crew reported they were turning back to Villavicencio. The airplane crashed 23 minutes later.

Sources:
» El Tiempo - 13 Feb 1970
» El Tiempo - 16 Feb 1970


Photos

Add your photo of this accident or aircraft

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 Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to Inírida-César Gaviria Trujillo Airport as the crow flies is 631 km (394 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.
languages: languages

Share

Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3996th loss
  • 1587th fatal accident
  • 344th worst accident (at the time)
  • 383rd worst accident (currently)
» safety profile

 Colombia
  • 27th worst accident (at the time)
  • 68th worst accident (currently)
» safety profile

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org