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| Date: | Monday 20 November 1978 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F |
| Owner/operator: | Lineas Aéreas de Urabá (LIRA) |
| Registration: | HK-1720 |
| MSN: | 18502620 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Darién -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Olaya Herrera (10:20) |
| Acandí, Choco | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed.
Sources:
El Tiempo 21 November 1978, p1+13A/22 November 1978, p8A
Images:
Turbo, Colombia
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Oct-2014 16:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2016 05:10 | Carlos Ochoa | Updated [Destination airport, Photo, ] |
| 21-Apr-2017 19:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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