Accident Douglas AC-47B (DC-3) FAC-1650, Tuesday 30 August 1988
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Date:Tuesday 30 August 1988
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas AC-47B (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Registration: FAC-1650
MSN: 25501/14056
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing, written off
Category:Accident
Location:between Villavicencio and Neiva -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Villavicencio Airport (VVC/SKVV)
Destination airport:Neiva Airport (NVA/SKNV)
Narrative:
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. 1988

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photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD); March 1979

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