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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N8477A |
| MSN: | D-1897 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 100 mi W of Bogotá -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cali |
| Medellín | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing in mountains. G.O. Rockwell, Humble Oil & Refining Co. and his wife. A USAF Albatross crashed during the SAR mission 18 January 1955, killing three.
Sources:
El Tiempo 19 January 1955, p1+15
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 17:12 | angels one five | Updated |
| 25-Jan-2014 19:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2014 19:17 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Feb-2014 19:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Nov-2015 12:49 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2016 23:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Nov-2018 19:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2021 21:29 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 30-Mar-2021 08:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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