Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 suffered a failure of the no.2 engine shortly after takeoff from Condoto Airport, Colombia. A forced landing was carried out and the aircraft ended up in a lagoon. The right hand engine separated and impacted the forward fuselage, injuring one of the pilots. The airplane was parted out and transported to Bogotá. The new owner was named as LAOS. Parts of the airplane were later discovered in a shed of a cocaine production facility south of Bogotá during a police raid on 24 May 1978.
accident date: 17-06-1977
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: HK-1511E
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 June 1977 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Taxi Aéreo Nacional - TANA |
| Registration: | HK-1511E |
| MSN: | 6138 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Condoto Airport (COG) ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Condoto-Mandinga Airport (COG/SKCD), Colombia |
| Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
The Douglas C-47 suffered a failure of the no.2 engine shortly after takeoff from Condoto Airport, Colombia. A forced landing was carried out and the aircraft ended up in a lagoon. The right hand engine separated and impacted the forward fuselage, injuring one of the pilots. The airplane was parted out and transported to Bogotá. The new owner was named as LAOS. Parts of the airplane were later discovered in a shed of a cocaine production facility south of Bogotá during a police raid on 24 May 1978.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» El Tiempo 25 May 1978, p1+2APhotos
accident date: 17-06-1977
type: Douglas C-47 (DC-3)
registration: HK-1511E
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 Condoto-Mandinga Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 174 km (109 miles).
Distance from Condoto-Mandinga Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 174 km (109 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.
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