Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 September 1980
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando
Owner/operator: Unknown
Registration Number: HI-197
Location: off Peninsula de La Guajira –
ÿ Colombia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: The C-46 transport plane itself.The C-46 transport plane itself.
Category: Accident
A C-46 transport plane, registered to Dominican Republic, crashed during the night off the Guajira Peninsula, resulting in the rescue of all six passengers. Investigation indicates the aircraft was utilized for a drug trafficking operation.A C-46 transport plane, registered to Dominican Republic, crashed during the night off the Guajira Peninsula, resulting in the rescue of all six passengers. Investigation indicates the aircraft was utilized for a drug trafficking operation.
Description
A Dominican Republic-registered C-46 transport plane crashed at night into the sea off the Guajira Peninsula. All six on board were rescued. The airplane was apparently used on a drug trafficking flight.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RqAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1125%2C3031385https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RqAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWEEAAAAIBAJ&hl=es&pg=1125%2C3031385Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during a high-speed flight.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error during a high-speed flight.Share on:
