Narrative:
The C-54, named "Ruta de Colon", crashed into the Gredos mountain range.
» WAAS
accident date: 06-02-1947
type: Douglas C-54B (DC-4)
registration: NC44567
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1947 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-15-DO (DC-4) |
| Operator: | Aerovías Cubanas Internacionales |
| Registration: | NC44567 |
| MSN: | 18386 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Pedro Bernado ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport (LIS/LPPT), Portugal |
| Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
The C-54, named "Ruta de Colon", crashed into the Gredos mountain range.
Classification:
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996» WAAS
Photos
accident date: 06-02-1947
type: Douglas C-54B (DC-4)
registration: NC44567
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 510 km (319 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lisboa-Portela de Sacavém Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 510 km (319 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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