ASN Aircraft accident Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina FAC-621 La Pedrera Airport (LPD)
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Date:Saturday 26 November 1966
Time:14:24
Type:Silhouette image of generic CAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Operator:SATENA
Registration: FAC-621
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 10
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) from La Pedrera Airport (LPD) (   Colombia)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:La Pedrera Airport (LPD/SKLP), Colombia
Destination airport:Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport (LET/SKLT), Colombia
Narrative:
Crashed in the Rio Caquetá river, shortly after takeoff from La Pedrera.

Sources:
» El Tiempo - 29 Nov 1966
» El Tiempo - 28 Nov 1966


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Distance from La Pedrera Airport to Leticia-Alfredo Vásquez Cobo Airport as the crow flies is 320 km (200 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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