ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-55-DL (DC-3) HK-307 Pasto

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Status:
Date:	Wednesday 24 May 1950
Type:	Douglas C-47A-55-DL (DC-3)
Operator:	Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA
Registration:	HK-307
MSN:	10194
First flight:	1943
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:	Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 24
Total:	Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage:	Damaged beyond repair
Location:	6 km (3.8 mls) W of Pasto ( Colombia)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Popayán Airport (PPN/SKPP), Colombia
Destination airport:	Ipiales-San Luis Airport (IPI/SKIP), Colombia

Narrative:
Struck Galeras volcano. A 10 year old girl was the only survivor.

Classification:

Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:

» Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 50)
» El Tiempo 25 May 1950, p1+20

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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 Popayán Airport to Ipiales-San Luis Airport as the crow flies is 212 km (132 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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