Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 21 FEB 1973 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Joanne Fashions |
| Registration: | N10427 |
| C/n / msn: | 30532 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2800-51 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Barrancabermeja Airport (EJA) (Colombia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport (BAQ/SKBQ), Colombia |
| Pereira Airport (PEI/SKPE), Colombia |
Some time after leaving Barranquilla, the no. 1 engine malfunctioned, so the crew had to divert to Barrancabermeja with a feathered prop. While turning to finals, the aircraft crashed and caught fire about 3km short of runway 03.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Sharp turn to the side of the dead engine caused the overloaded aircraft to lose speed and lose control. Sources:
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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 Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to Pereira Airport as the crow flies is 680 km (425 miles).
Distance from Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport to Pereira Airport as the crow flies is 680 km (425 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.
