Accident Boeing 247D C-144,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 33963
 
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Date:Saturday 24 October 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic b247 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 247D
Owner/operator:Avianca
Registration: C-144
MSN: 1949
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:7 km from La Esperanza, Caldas -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
"Rodrigo de Bastidas" crashed into mountain near Nevado del Ruiz volcano.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
El Tiempo 28 October 1942, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
22-Mar-2010 13:03 TB Updated [Damage, Narrative]
23-Mar-2010 07:32 TB Updated [Cn, Narrative]
23-Mar-2010 08:53 TB Updated [Cn]
17-Nov-2013 21:07 TB Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
28-Dec-2013 19:07 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]

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