Narrative:
Struck a submerged tree trunk or mud bank and broke in to on landing after a flight from Cali.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 December 1946 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Operator: | Vías Aéreas de Colombia - VIARCO |
| Registration: | C-406 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Buenaventura ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
| Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN/SKBU), Colombia |
Struck a submerged tree trunk or mud bank and broke in to on landing after a flight from Cali.
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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 Cali Airport to Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport as the crow flies is 74 km (46 miles).
Distance from Cali Airport to Buenaventura-Gerardo Tobar López Airport as the crow flies is 74 km (46 miles).
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