ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) HP-560 Cerro Horqueta
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Date:Wednesday 21 February 1973
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Aerovias Urraca
Registration: HP-560
MSN: 19242
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 28
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Cerro Horqueta (   Panama)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:David-Enrique Malek Airport (DAV/MPDA), Panama
Destination airport:Changuinola-Cap. Manuel Niño Airport (CHX/MPCH), Panama
Narrative:
The DC-3 struck the Cerro Horqueta mountain.



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photo of Douglas-C-47A-HP-560
accident date: 21-02-1973
type: Douglas C-47A (DC-3)
registration: HP-560
 

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 David-Enrique Malek Airport to Changuinola-Cap. Manuel Niño Airport as the crow flies is 118 km (74 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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

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