
Narrative:
A Douglas C-47 operated by the Colombian Air Force went missing on a flight from Puerto Leguízamo Airport (LQM) to Cali, with en route stops at Neiva and Bogotá, Colombia.
The aircraft was later found to have crashed on the Cerro El Paramillo mountainside near Salento, Quindío.
» El Tiempo 28 February 1983, p8A
» El Tiempo 4 March 1983, p13C
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 21 February 1983 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-651 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Salento ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport (LQM/SKLG), Colombia |
| Cali Airport (CLO/SKCL), Colombia |
A Douglas C-47 operated by the Colombian Air Force went missing on a flight from Puerto Leguízamo Airport (LQM) to Cali, with en route stops at Neiva and Bogotá, Colombia.
The aircraft was later found to have crashed on the Cerro El Paramillo mountainside near Salento, Quindío.
Classification:
Sources:
» El Tiempo 22 February 1983» El Tiempo 28 February 1983, p8A
» El Tiempo 4 March 1983, p13C
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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 Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 449 km (281 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Puerto Leguizamo-Caucayá Airport to Cali Airport as the crow flies is 449 km (281 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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