Accident Curtiss C-46 Commando HK-459,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334972
 

Date:Wednesday 29 December 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Owner/operator:Líneas Aéreas del Caribe - LIDCA
Registration: HK-459
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ) -   Colombia
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Barranquilla-Soledad Airport (BAQ/SKBQ)
Destination airport:Bogotá-Techo Airport
Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff following fire in the no. 2 engine.

Sources:

El Tiempo 30 December 1954, p1+9
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 62)

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