Narrative:
Crashed in mountainous terrain.
» El Tiempo 20 March 1947, p1+11
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 1947 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar |
| Operator: | TACA de Colombia |
| Registration: | C-202 |
| MSN: | 18-2493 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bucaramanga ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
| Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport, Colombia |
Crashed in mountainous terrain.
Sources:
» World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham» El Tiempo 20 March 1947, p1+11
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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 Bogotá-Techo Airport to Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport as the crow flies is 296 km (185 miles).
Distance from Bogotá-Techo Airport to Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport as the crow flies is 296 km (185 miles).
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