Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 04 FEB 1976 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6A/B |
| Operator: | Líneas Aéreas del Caribe - LAC Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1389 |
| C/n / msn: | 43519/221 |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Santa Marta (Colombia) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar Airport (SMR/SKSM), Colombia |
| Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC), Netherlands Antilles |
Crashed into the sea following engine trouble.
Sources:
» Aviation News 05.03.1976
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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 Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar Airport to Curaçao-Hato International Airport as the crow flies is 583 km (364 miles).
Distance from Santa Marta-Simón Bolívar Airport to Curaçao-Hato International Airport as the crow flies is 583 km (364 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.
