Descripción:
The C-47 transport plane impacted terrain while turning onto finals at Apiay Air Base, Colombia.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 31 enero 1954 |
| Hora: | 18:00 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operador: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registración: | FAC-674 |
| Numéro de série: | |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 16 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Apiay Air Base (API) ( Colombia)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | 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.
Fuentes:
» El Tiempo 2 February 1954, p1+21Fotos
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).
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