Narrative:
The DC-6 cargo plane went missing during a flight from Puerto España, Trinidad & Tobago to Bogotá.
Last radio contact was at 18:23, seventeen minutes before the estimated arrival time.
» El Tiempo 10 December 1978, p6B
» El Tiempo 12 December 1978, p1+1C
accident date: 08-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6A/B
registration: N90687
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 8 December 1978 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6A/B |
| Operator: | Líneas Aéreas del Caribe - LAC Colombia |
| Registration: | HK-1707 |
| MSN: | 44687/535 |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sierra Cucuy ( Colombia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP), Trinidad and Tobago |
| Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG/SKBO), Colombia |
The DC-6 cargo plane went missing during a flight from Puerto España, Trinidad & Tobago to Bogotá.
Last radio contact was at 18:23, seventeen minutes before the estimated arrival time.
Classification:
Sources:
» El Tiempo 9 December 1978, p11D» El Tiempo 10 December 1978, p6B
» El Tiempo 12 December 1978, p1+1C
Photos
accident date: 08-12-1978
type: Douglas DC-6A/B
registration: N90687
Map
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 Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 1547 km (967 miles).
Distance from Port of Spain-Piarco Airport to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport as the crow flies is 1547 km (967 miles).
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