Narrative:
Crashed into a mountain.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 January 1954 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-160 |
| MSN: | 19540 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Manizales ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD), Colombia |
| Armenia-El Edén Airport (AXM/SKAR), Colombia |
Crashed into a mountain.
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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 Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Armenia-El Edén Airport as the crow flies is 196 km (123 miles).
Distance from Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Armenia-El Edén Airport as the crow flies is 196 km (123 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3172nd loss
- 1165th fatal accident
- 113th worst accident (at the time)
- 203rd worst accident (currently)
Colombia- 6th worst accident (at the time)
- 44th worst accident (currently)
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