ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 10104
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| Date: | Sunday 12 February 1978 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Mitsubishi MU-2J |
| Owner/operator: | New World Aviation Corporation |
| Registration: | N888MA |
| MSN: | 550 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Río Apoporis -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Neiva Airport (NVA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared after take-off on intended demo flight to La Macarena. Ditched in waters of Rio Apoporis (Jirijirimú stream) and sank. Pilots escaped unhurt and rescued from jungle by indians at Yuruparí, near Mitú, April 1978 in bad conditions. Drug running flight suspected, but **due to a fire on board, given by pilots.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=42822&key=0
AL 138
El Tiempo 14 February 1978, p1+4C/18 February 1978, p1+6A/22 April 1978, p1+8A/11 May 1978, p5B**
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Jan-2014 17:41 | wf | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2016 16:24 | wf | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2017 21:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 13:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Apr-2017 20:15 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Apr-2017 20:12 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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