Narrative:
Missing en route between Villavicencio and Neiva, Colombia. The airplane had just been delivered following conversion to an AC-47 gunship.
accident date: 30-08-1988
type: Douglas AC-47B (DC-3)
registration: FAC-650
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1988 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas AC-47B (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-1650 |
| MSN: | 25501/14056 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | between Villavicencio and Neiva ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV), Colombia |
| Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV), Colombia |
Missing en route between Villavicencio and Neiva, Colombia. The airplane had just been delivered following conversion to an AC-47 gunship.
Sources:
» El Tiempo 31 Aug. 1988Photos
accident date: 30-08-1988
type: Douglas AC-47B (DC-3)
registration: FAC-650
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 Villavicencio Airport to Neiva Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Villavicencio Airport to Neiva Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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