Accident Douglas C-47H 17105, Friday 15 May 1964

Date:	Friday 15 May 1964
Time:	08:30
Type:	Douglas C-47H
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	17105
MSN:	11918
Year of manufacture:	1943
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Antisana Volcano - Ecuador
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Guayaquil-Simon Bolivar Airport (GYE/SEGU)
Destination airport:	Palma Roja Airfield

Narrative:
Crashed on the slope of volcano Antisana, altitude of 14,000 feet. The aircraft was transporting equipment to the interior of Ecuador near the Putumayo River. The aircraft burned out.

Sources:

The Tuscaloosa News - May 17, 1964
Merle Webster

Location

Images:

photo (c) Merle Webster; Antisana volcano; 15 May 1964