Accident Beechcraft A35 Bonanza N8477A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64178
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 December 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft A35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N8477A
MSN: D-1897
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 100 mi W of Bogotá -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cali
Destination airport:Medellín
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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