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| Date: | Friday 6 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-673 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Apiay Air Base (API) -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Araracuara Airport (ACR/SKAC) |
| Apiay-Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (API/SKAP) |
Flew into the mountain while descending off course for Apiay.
The airplane operated on a flight from Bogotá to Araracuara, Apiay and back to Bogotá.
Sources:
El Tiempo 7 April 1962, p1+27
El Tiempo 8 April 1962, p1+22
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