Narrative:
Struck terrain while approaching San Luis de Palenque Airport (SQE).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1953 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | HK-143 |
| MSN: | 10088 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near San Luis de Palenque Airport (SQE) ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
| San Luis de Palenque Airport (SQE), Colombia |
Struck terrain while approaching San Luis de Palenque Airport (SQE).
Sources:
» El Tiempo - 20 Sep 1953Photos
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 Villavicencio Airport to San Luis de Palenque Airport as the crow flies is 250 km (156 miles).
Distance from Villavicencio Airport to San Luis de Palenque Airport as the crow flies is 250 km (156 miles).
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