| Date: | Friday 19 February 1971 |
| Time: | 16:23 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54B-DC (DC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-692 |
| MSN: | 10442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 35 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Airport (EJA) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valledupar Airport (VUP/SKVP) |
| Barrancabermeja-Yariguíes Airport (EJA/SKEJ) |
A Douglas C-54B (DC-4) transport plane of the Colombian Air Force was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Barrancabermeja (EJA), Colombia.
The airplane landed on runway 21 but failed to stop and overran the runway. A post-impact fire erupted.
Sources:
El Tiempo 20-2-1971
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