Flugunfall 13 MAR 1957 einer Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina FAC-620

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Status:
Datum:	Mittwoch 13 M�rz 1957
Flugzeugtyp:	Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Fluggesellschaft:	Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Kennzeichen:	FAC-620
Werknummer:
Baujahr:
Besatzung:	Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4
Fluggäste:	Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8
Gesamt:	Todesopfer: 12 / Insassen: 12
Sachschaden:	Zerstört
Konsequenzen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:	nahe Natagaima ( Kolumbien)
Flugphase:	Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:	Militär
Flug von:	Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Kolumbien
Flug nach:	Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS/SKTQ), Kolumbien

Unfallbericht:
Crashed into a mountain. The wreckage was located on March 24, 1957.

Informationsquelle:

» El Litoral 16 March 1957, p1
» El Tiempo 31 December 1957, p16
» El Litoral 25-3-1957, p.1

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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 Bogotá-Eldorado Airport to Tres Esquinas Air Base as the crow flies is 454 km (284 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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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