Narrative:
Crashed into a hill.
» El Tiempo 10 January 1975, p6A
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 January 1975 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | SATENA |
| Registration: | FAC-688 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near El Doncello ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia |
| Florencia Airport (FLA/SKFL), Colombia |
Crashed into a hill.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 9 January 1975, p1+9A» El Tiempo 10 January 1975, p6A
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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 Neiva Airport to Florencia Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Neiva Airport to Florencia Airport as the crow flies is 154 km (96 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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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