Accident description
Last updated: 16 August 2018
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 31 January 1954 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-674 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Apiay Air Base (API) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Orocué Airport (ORC/SKOE), Colombia |
| Apiay-Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (API/SKAP), Colombia |
The C-47 transport plane impacted terrain while turning onto finals at Apiay Air Base, Colombia.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 2 February 1954, p1+21Photos
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 Orocué Airport to Apiay-Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base as the crow flies is 257 km (160 miles).
Distance from Orocué Airport to Apiay-Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base as the crow flies is 257 km (160 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.
