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| Date: | Saturday 24 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 247D |
| Owner/operator: | Avianca |
| Registration: | C-144 |
| MSN: | 1949 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 7 km from La Esperanza, Caldas -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | |
"Rodrigo de Bastidas" crashed into mountain near Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
El Tiempo 28 October 1942, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2010 13:03 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2010 07:32 | TB | Updated [Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2010 08:53 | TB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 17-Nov-2013 21:07 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2013 19:07 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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