Narrative:
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Urrao, Colombia. The crew continued VFR in instrument weather conditions until the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain called Cerro Pelado between the cities of Frontino and Urrao.
The airplane carried a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was located about January 10, 1966.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» NTSB COL65AA373
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1965 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46R Commando |
| Operator: | Associated Aviation Industries |
| Registration: | N1210W |
| MSN: | 33595 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | N of Urrao ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Urrao, Colombia. The crew continued VFR in instrument weather conditions until the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain called Cerro Pelado between the cities of Frontino and Urrao.
The airplane carried a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was located about January 10, 1966.
Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 11 Jan 1966» NTSB COL65AA373
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