Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 JUN 1986 |
| Type: | Douglas C-54D |
| Operator: | Aeronorte Colombia - Aerovias del Norte |
| Registration: | HK-1808 |
| C/n / msn: | 10669 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2000 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | La Macarena (Colombia) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | La Macarena Airport (LMC), Colombia |
| Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport (MVP/SKMU), Colombia |
Crashed while returning to the airport following a no. 4 engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2000) failure.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from La Macarena Airport to Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 miles).
Distance from La Macarena Airport to Mitú-Fabio Alberto León Bentley Airport as the crow flies is 406 km (254 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.
