ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327743
Date: | Sunday 12 December 1982 |
Time: | 17:30 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | Transportes Aéreas Latinamericanos - TALA |
Registration: | HK-2580 |
MSN: | 19127 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Mariquita Airport (MQU) -
Colombia
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Girardot-Santiago Vila Airport (GIR/SKGI) |
Destination airport: | Mariquita Airport (MQU/SKQU) |
Narrative:The Douglas C-47A aircraft was destroyed when it crashed in the El Carmen neighborhood of Mariquita, Colombia. All four crew members were killed, along with one person on the ground.
The aircraft carried out training circuits at Mariquita Airport at the time of the accident. During the 9th circuit, a tight low altitude turn to the left caused the left wing to strike the ground.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 14 Dec 1982 Flight International 22 January 83
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