ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47 (DC-3) FAC-651 Salento
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Status:
Date:Monday 21 February 1983
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
Operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC-651
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Salento (   Colombia)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport (LQM/SKLG), Colombia
Destination airport:Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia
Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 operated by the Colombian Air Force went missing on a flight from Puerto Leguízamo Airport (LQM) to Cali, with en route stops at Neiva and Bogotá, Colombia.
The aircraft was later found to have crashed on the Cerro El Paramillo mountainside near Salento, Quindío.

Classification:

Sources:
» El Tiempo 22 February 1983
» El Tiempo 28 February 1983, p8A
» El Tiempo 4 March 1983, p13C


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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 Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 449 km (281 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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