Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 31 AUG 1993 |
| Type: | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Aerosol - Aerovias Sol de Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-400 |
| C/n / msn: | 22468 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | La Colina Airport (Colombia) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Mitú Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
| Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
The C-46 transport plane crashed during an emergency landing at La Colina Airport.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 94
» El Tiempo September 2, 1993
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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 Mitú Airport to Villavicencio Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (308 miles).
Distance from Mitú Airport to Villavicencio Airport as the crow flies is 494 km (308 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.
