ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336699
| Date: | Monday 24 May 1948 |
| Time: | 15:42 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-662 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madrid Air Base -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Madrid Air Base (SKMA) |
| Madrid Air Base (SKMA) |
A Douglas C-47 transport plane, operated by the Colombian Air Force, was damaged beyond repair in an accident following a mid air collision near Madrid Air Base, Colombia.
The airplane operated on a training flight. It was on final for a landing on runway 24 when it collided with a Luscombe training plane of the Aeroclub Colombia. Both aircraft crashed. The pilot of the training plane disobeyed radio orders to remain airborne while the DC-3 was landing.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 49 and 54)
El Tiempo - 25 May 1948
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