Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:
Date:08 JAN 1975
Type:Douglas DC-3
Operator:SATENA
Registration: FAC-688
C/n / msn:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Total:Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Neiva Airport (NVA) (Colombia) show on map
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia
Destination airport:Florencia Airport (FLA/SKFL), Colombia
Narrative:
Crashed into a hill shortly after takeoff.

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Distance from Neiva Airport to Florencia Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 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.
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