Accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) C-1002,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336746
 

Date:Monday 15 March 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Agencia Interamericana de Aviación - AIDA
Registration: C-1002
MSN: 6254
Year of manufacture:1943
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:29 km S of Chocontá -   Colombia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:El Secreto Airport
Destination airport:Bogotá-Techo Airport
Narrative:
Flew into the side of the Alto El Arrastradero mountain.
A 14-year-old girl survived the accident.

The aircraft is also reported to have had msn 6252, but 6254 seems more likely.

Sources:

El Tiempo 18 March, p1+9
El Tiempo 17 March 1948, p1+11
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 63)

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