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| Date: | Saturday 26 September 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC5530 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cerro Cuilato -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Carimagua, Meta (CCO/SKCI) |
| Saravena, Arauca (RVE) |
Disappeared in mountains near Amparo, Apure with eight on board**; search suspended 15 October 1987**; wreckage were spotted on Cerro Cuilato at around 9000ft (2750m) on 30.3.2000 by a civilian aircraft searching for missing DC-3 HK-337.
Sources:
Scramble 256
http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/colombia/AirForce/Colombia-af-C402.htm
El Tiempo 16 October 1987, p2A**
AFM September 2000, p77
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2011 17:31 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2017 19:03 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Nov-2018 10:13 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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