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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-680 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cerro Kennedy -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Riohacha-Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH/SKRH) |
| Santa Marta Airport (SMR/SKSM) |
Struck the Cerro Kennedy mountain in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The wreckage was located after three days.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 19 Jul 1978
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