Narrative:
A Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina amphibian went missing during a domestic flight in Colombia.
The flight originated in Villavicencio. After takeoff the crew radioed that they would land near Nare because of poor weather. Four survivors were found near the Peruvian border on November 13.
» El Tiempo - 6 November 1965
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 4 November 1965 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Aeropesca Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-811 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near El Encanto ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
| Mitú Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
A Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina amphibian went missing during a domestic flight in Colombia.
The flight originated in Villavicencio. After takeoff the crew radioed that they would land near Nare because of poor weather. Four survivors were found near the Peruvian border on November 13.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 14 November 1965» El Tiempo - 6 November 1965
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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 Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to Mitú Airport as the crow flies is 493 km (308 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport to Mitú Airport as the crow flies is 493 km (308 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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