ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) C-1002 Chocontá

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Status:
Date:	Monday 15 March 1948
Type:	Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:	Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA
Registration:	C-1002
MSN:	6254
First flight:	1943
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:	Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11
Total:	Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	29 km (18.1 mls) S of Chocontá ( Colombia)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	El Secreto Airport, Colombia
Destination airport:	Bogotá-Techo Airport, Colombia

Narrative:
Flew into the side of the Alto El Arrastradero mountain.
A 14-year-old girl survived the accident.

The aircraft is also reported to have had msn 6252, but 6254 seems more likely.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:

» El Tiempo 18 March, p1+9
» El Tiempo 17 March 1948, p1+11
» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 63)

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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 El Secreto Airport to Bogotá-Techo Airport as the crow flies is 121 km (76 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.

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