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| Date: | Sunday 12 March 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.104 Dove 5BA |
| Owner/operator: | Aircraft Brokers Inc |
| Registration: | N4959N |
| MSN: | 04311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Santa Marta, Magdalena -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Declared emergency and ditched.
Sources:
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1978/1978
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Mar-2010 08:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2010 14:15 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Sep-2012 03:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Sep-2012 03:52 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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