Narrative:
Crashed while returning to the airport following a no. 4 engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2000) failure.
The aircraft carried 21 cows and an undetermined number of pigs.
accident date: 19-06-1986
type: Douglas SC-54D
registration: HK-1808
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 19 June 1986 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas |
| Registration: | HK-1808 |
| MSN: | 10669 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from La Macarena Airport (LMC) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | La Macarena Airport (LMC), Colombia |
| Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
Crashed while returning to the airport following a no. 4 engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2000) failure.
The aircraft carried 21 cows and an undetermined number of pigs.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 21 June 1986, p2APhotos
accident date: 19-06-1986
type: Douglas SC-54D
registration: HK-1808
Map
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Distance from La Macarena Airport to Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from La Macarena Airport to Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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