| Date: | Saturday 15 April 1950 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA |
| Registration: | HK-309 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 km NE of Pinto -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Medellín-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH/SKMD) |
| Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ) |
A Douglas DC-3 cargo plane crashed near Pinto, Colombia, killing both pilots.
The airplane departed Medellín at 15:29 on a domestic cargo flight to Barranquilla, where it was supposed to land at 17:30. Last radio contact was at 16:35 when the crew reported over the San Marcos area at 9000 feet altitude. The airplane impacted terrain near Pinto and burst into flames.
Sources:
El Tiempo - 17 Apr 1950
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