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| Date: | Monday 28 January 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC112 |
| MSN: | 523 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guachiral, Meta -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Guachiral Airport |
Crashed and burned on approach to hacienda in the Los Llanos Occidentales. Governor of Antioquia Coronel Gustavo Sierra Ochoa (45), his companions, including a child and pilot Ten Jairo Ruiz killed.
Sources:
Scramble
El Tiempo 31 December 1957, p16
El Litoral 29 January 1957, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2011 11:47 | TB | Added |
| 01-Feb-2014 22:02 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Feb-2014 18:32 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Mar-2015 08:42 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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