Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 November 1965
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46R Commando
Owner/operator: Associated Aviation Industries
Registration Number: N1210W
Location: N of Urrao –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane crashed near Cerro Pelado in Colombia on January 10, 1966. The aircraft was carrying a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was discovered approximately one month later.A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane crashed near Cerro Pelado in Colombia on January 10, 1966. The aircraft was carrying a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was discovered approximately one month later.
Description
A Curtiss C-46R Commando transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Urrao, Colombia. The crew continued VFR in instrument weather conditions until the aircraft impacted the side of a mountain called Cerro Pelado between the cities of Frontino and Urrao. The airplane carried a cargo of cigarettes and was bound for Ecuador. The wreckage was located about January 10, 1966.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QdweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5GMEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1976%2C1177985https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QdweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5GMEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1976%2C1177985Primary Cause
Mountainic impact during VFR flight.Mountainic impact during VFR flight.Share on:
