Accident Cessna 402 FAC5530,
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Date:Saturday 26 September 1987
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C402 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 402
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC5530
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cerro Cuilato -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Carimagua, Meta (CCO/SKCI)
Destination airport:Saravena, Arauca (RVE)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Disappeared in mountains near Amparo, Apure with eight on board**; search suspended 15 October 1987**; wreckage were spotted on Cerro Cuilato at around 9000ft (2750m) on 30.3.2000 by a civilian aircraft searching for missing DC-3 HK-337.

Sources:

Scramble 256
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/colombia/AirForce/Colombia-af-C402.htm
El Tiempo 16 October 1987, p2A**
AFM September 2000, p77

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2011 17:31 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Mar-2017 19:03 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
08-Nov-2018 10:13 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]

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