Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 June 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin – SAM
Registration Number: HK-504
Location: near Medell¡n-Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: ChimneyChimney
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport plane crashed after striking the chimney of the Tejic¢ndor factory in the Beln suburb of Medell¡n, resulting in the death of one person.A C-47 transport plane crashed after striking the chimney of the Tejic¢ndor factory in the Beln suburb of Medell¡n, resulting in the death of one person.
Description
The C-47 transport plane departed Medell¡n at 05:40 on a cargo flight to Cartagena, Colombia. The flight made an emergency return to the airport and crashed after striking the chimney of the Tejic¢ndor factory in the Beln suburb of Medell¡n. One person died on the ground as a result of the accident.
Source of Information
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