Narrative:
Crashed in the jungle.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 March 1960 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA |
| Registration: | HK-1001E |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 10 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | El Refugio ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Araracuara Airport (ACR/SKAC), Colombia |
| Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
Crashed in the jungle.
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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 Araracuara Airport to Villavicencio Airport as the crow flies is 542 km (339 miles).
Distance from Araracuara Airport to Villavicencio Airport as the crow flies is 542 km (339 miles).
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