Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed into Pichincha Volcano, which has en elevation of 4,784 metres (15,696 ft).
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 11 July 1960 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47E (DC-3) |
| Operator: | US Mission |
| Registration: | 45-1109 |
| MSN: | 34379/17112 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 12 km (7.5 mls) W of Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO) ( Ecuador)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
| Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU), Ecuador |
The DC-3 crashed into Pichincha Volcano, which has en elevation of 4,784 metres (15,696 ft).
Classification:
Sources:
» Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Jul 13, 1960» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Photos
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
accident date: 11-07-1960
type: Douglas C-47E (DC-3)
registration: 45-1109
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 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport as the crow flies is 719 km (450 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport as the crow flies is 719 km (450 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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Douglas DC-3
- ca 13.000 built
- 3499th loss
- 1354th fatal accident
- 204th worst accident (at the time)
- 286th worst accident (currently)
Ecuador- 4th worst accident (at the time)
- 18th worst accident (currently)
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