Incident Dornier Merkur I C-27,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162790
 
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Date:Thursday 30 May 1929
Time:
Type:Dornier Merkur I
Owner/operator:SCADTA
Registration: C-27
MSN: 167
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:30 km from El Banco -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Barranquilla
Destination airport:Giradot
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Floatplane "Pedro Nel Ospina" made an emergency landing on Río Magdalena, between Santa Cruz de Mompox (Mombós) and El Banco, with engine on fire (carburetor) at 500 meters altitude. Passengers and mail bags rescued. Four passengers and two crew.

Sources:

El Tiempo 2 June 1929, p1+5
La Nación (Santiago) 31 MAY 1929, p8

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2013 18:29 TB Added
18-Nov-2023 18:12 TB Updated [Date, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative]
18-Nov-2023 18:41 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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