Last updated: 18 June 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 10 May 1947 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A Lodestar |
| Operator: | Transandina de Aviación |
| Registration: | C-801 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Cartagena ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Cartagena-Crespo Airport (CTG/SKCG), Colombia |
| Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia |
Crashed into the sea, just off Playa de Marbella. The airplane had just taken off from Cartagena-Crespo Airport and had reached a height of about 300 m before it came down.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 11 May 1947, p1+11Photos
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 Cartagena-Crespo Airport to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 660 km (413 miles).
Distance from Cartagena-Crespo Airport to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 660 km (413 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.
