| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1970 |
| Time: | 07:38 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Lineas Aéreas La Urraca |
| Registration: | HK-1270 |
| MSN: | 4544 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Puerto López -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC/SKVV) |
| Inírida-César Gaviria Trujillo Airport (PDA/SKPD) |
A Douglas C-47 passenger plane, operated by the Colombian airline La Urraca, was destroyed when it crashed near Puerto López, Colombia. Of the fourteen occupants, one survived. The survivor, a 22 year old male passenger died of his injuries on February 15.
The airplane had departed Villavicencio-La Vanguardia Airport (VVC) at 06:20, bound for Puerto Inírida (PDA). Some 55 minutes into the flight, the no. 1 engine oversped. The crew reported they were turning back to Villavicencio. The airplane crashed 23 minutes later.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 13 Feb 1970
El Tiempo - 16 Feb 1970
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