Narrative:
The Douglas C-47 Basler turbine-conversion aircraft sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS) in Colombia.
The aircraft went off the runway on landing and came to rest in a ditch.
» Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
accident date: 05-01-2016
type: Douglas C-47
registration: N91BF
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 2016 |
| Type: |  Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (AC-47T) |
| Operator: | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana |
| Registration: | FAC-1658 |
| MSN: | 32541/15793 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS) ( Colombia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS/SKTQ), Colombia |
The Douglas C-47 Basler turbine-conversion aircraft sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Tres Esquinas Air Base (TQS) in Colombia.
The aircraft went off the runway on landing and came to rest in a ditch.
Classification:
Runway excursion (overrun)
Sources:
» El Tiempo» Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Photos
accident date: 05-01-2016
type: Douglas C-47
registration: N91BF
Video, social media
Avión fantasma se salió de la pista en Caquetá https://t.co/dCYt5lfcde pic.twitter.com/4RXURdw66b
— Noticias Colombia (@luwalnoticias) January 6, 2016This 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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