Last updated: 25 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Type: |  Ford 5-AT-B Tri-Motor |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | 642 |
| C/n / msn: | 5-AT-044 |
| First flight: | 1929-04-25 (12 years 4 months) |
| Engines: | 3 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Palanquero AFB (PAL) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Palanquero-German Olano Air Base (PAL/SKPQ), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
Crashed on takeoff.
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 16 Ago 1941» The Ford Tri-Motor 1926-1992 / William T. Larkins
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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 Palanquero-German Olano Air Base to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 110 km (69 miles).
Distance from Palanquero-German Olano Air Base to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 110 km (69 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.
