ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175023
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1954 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | US Army/United States Geodetic Institute |
| Registration: | 51-16838 |
| MSN: | 387 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Medellin -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Medellin (14:02) |
| Fort Clayton, Panama |
" "Baby L" 120-6838" Emergency landing in a field after an engine failure, nosed over crashed in a ravine and caught fire. On photometric flight. Pilot, co-pilot and technican.
Sources:
El Tiempo 13 May 1954, p1
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/day-geospatial-history-12-may-1954-iags-aircraft-crashed-jack-hild
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2015 09:14 | TB | Added |
| 04-Sep-2023 20:04 | Cobar | Updated |
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