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| Date: | Thursday 21 January 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-653 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 8 km ENE of Floridablanca -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Santa Marta Airport (SMR/SKSM) |
| Bucaramanga-Gomez Niño Airport |
A Douglas C-47 operated by the Colombian Air Force was destroyed when it impacted the side of Cerro la Judia, a mountain near Floridablanca. All four crew members and three passengers were killed.
Sources:
El Tiempo 22 January 1971
El Tiempo 23 January 1971, p1+8
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