Status: | |
Datum: | Dienstag 1 Februar 1955 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina |
Fluggesellschaft: | Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA |
Kennzeichen: | HK-1000E |
Werknummer: | |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 8 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) ( Kolumbien)
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Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
Betriebsart: | Frachtflug |
Flug von: | Mitú Airport (MVP/SKMU), Kolumbien |
Flug nach: | La Pedrera Airport (LPD/SKLP), Kolumbien |
Unfallbericht:The PBY-5 Catalina amphibian departed Bogotá on a mail and cargo flight to La Pedrera, Colombia. Intermediate stops were planned at Apia and Mitú.
The Catalina crashed on landing in the Río Caquetá River.
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El Tiempo 2-2-1955
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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 Mitú Airport to La Pedrera Airport as the crow flies is 295 km (184 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.