Status: | |
Date: | xx SEP 1981 |
Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
Operator: | Unknown |
Registration: | N62242 |
MSN: | 42857/7 |
First flight: | 1946 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | northeast Colombia ( Colombia)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Illegal Flight |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:A Douglas DC-6 aircraft reportedly crashed during takeoff from an airstrip in northeastern Colombia.
Allegedly the aircraft crashed on take-off when it failed to clear trees. At least one occupant, a loader, was killed.
Exact date unknown, likely September or October 1981.
Sources:
» Stef Bailis (E-mail Feb 20, 2016)
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accident date:
??-09-1981type: Douglas DC-6
registration: N62242
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.